More than 20 percent of all hospitalized older adults who use Medicare will be admitted to a skilled nursing facility following a stay in the hospital (also known as “post-acute care”). However, according to the American Geriatrics Society these men and women may be given too little information when it comes to choosing a post-acute… Continue reading Hospitalized Older Adults May Need More Help Selecting Skilled Nursing Facilities
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High-Volume Facilities Better for Nursing Hip Fractures
There isn’t a lot of information available to help family caregivers choose the best skilled nursing facility for an elderly loved one who breaks a hip, but a September 2015 study done at Brown University suggests a potentially useful quality indicator: the facility’s number of hip fracture patients during the prior year. The sweeping new… Continue reading High-Volume Facilities Better for Nursing Hip Fractures