Transitions of care involving seniors — especially those with multiple chronic conditions — can be risky. Despite this, there are a number of methods skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and other health care organizations can adopt to improve the transition from in-patient care to home for patients and their caregivers. That’s according to a report released […]
United Hospital Fund
Although awareness of care gaps in the health system has generally increased over the last decade, pain points still exist in a significant way. They also exist in areas where home-based care providers specifically can help. Notably, gaps in care are especially prevalent when patients are being discharged from a skilled nursing facility (SNF) and […]
In the state of New York alone, patients being discharged from hospitals into a post-acute care (PAC) settings can choose from more than 620 nursing homes, 120 certified home health agencies and 1,400 licensed home care services agencies. A similar breadth of PAC options exist in many other U.S. markets as well. The emergence of accountable care […]
Happy Monday, dearest Home Health Care News readers. We hope you made the most of your weekend. To kick off your week, check in with our Monday Briefing to catch up on the latest news in home health care and around the web—like this Pew study that found a whopping one-third of seniors don’t even […]
Patients who refuse home health care services following a hospital discharge may be at higher risk of being readmitted, according to study findings cited in a recent report from the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation and the United Hospital Fund (UHF). The report, “I Can Take Care of Myself! Patients’ Refusals of Home Health […]
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