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Challenges related to transitioning from hospital to temporary care at a skilled nursing facility: a descriptive study.

Lene Vestergaard Ravn-NielsenEmma BjørkMarianne NielsenStine GalsgaardJesper HallasCarina Lundby
Published in: European geriatric medicine (2024)
We identified several challenges related to the transition of patients from hospital to temporary care, most often related to medication. A third of actions related to medication management were considered avoidable with improved practices around communication.
Keyphrases
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