Where Skilled Nursing Facility Residents Get Acute Care: Is the Emergency Department the Medical Home?
Arjun K VenkateshCameron J GettelHao MeiShih-Chuan ChouCraig RothenbergShu-Ling LiuGail D'OnofrioZhenQiu LinHarlan M KrumholzPublished in: Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society (2020)
Beneficiaries who received SNF services had a higher proportion of acute care visits made to emergency departments (EDs) than beneficiaries who did not receive SNF services. Also, a higher proportion of acute care visits were made to EDs by beneficiaries after a SNF stay in comparison to residents actively residing in a SNF. The acute care capabilities of SNFs and post-SNF transitions of care to the community setting are discussed.