Transfers

Combative residents, non-paying residents, disruptive residents, residents needing a higher level of care. We have seen them all the time, but it appears after COVID-19 that more and more facilities are...

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A tool called the Avoidable Transfer Scale enables nursing homes to outsource quality improvement work related to potentially avoidable hospitalizations, researchers say.

The results of a national study suggest that memory care may be best equipped to handle the needs of residents with dementia when compared to the general assisted living setting.

A study that followed residents through all stages of emergency department transfers and care has found that certain comorbidities and levels of stress can predict subsequent recovery from symptoms.

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Eldercare experts have published a comprehensive guideline on safe and effective hospital transfers for residents.

Surveyed facilities with same-day physician access had 21% lower hospitalization rates. Urgent access to nurse practitioners is also linked to fewer transfers.

No approval is needed for transferring or discharging residents between facilities for certain cohorting purposes, the agency says.