Background Hospital readmissions from skilled nursing facilities (SNF s) are common.
Previous research has not examined how assessments of avoidable readmissions differ …

BACKGROUND Unplanned 30‐day hospital readmissions are an important measure of
hospital quality and a focus of national regulations. Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) play an …

OBJECTIVES: To describe nursing home (NH) staff perceptions of avoidability of hospital
transfers of NH residents. DESIGN: Mixed methods qualitative and quantitative analysis of …

Purpose of the Study A structured interview was conducted with Medicare patients
readmitted to a private, tertiary teaching hospital from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to …

Objectives The objectives of this study were to determine the association between patients'
functional status at discharge from skilled nursing facility (SNF) care and 30-day potentially …

Background Close to 1 in 5 patients admitted to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) are
readmitted to the acute hospital within 30 days, and a substantial percentage are readmitted …

BACKGROUND Repeated hospitalizations are frequent toward the end of life, where each
admission should be an opportunity to initiate advance‐care planning to high‐risk patients …

Background Readmissions to hospital are increasingly being used as an indicator of quality
of care. However, this approach is valid only when we know what proportion of readmissions …

Background Over a quarter of Medicare patients admitted to the hospital are discharged to
post‐acute care (PAC) facilities, but face high rates of readmission. Timing of readmission …

Background Unplanned readmissions befall up to 25% of acutely hospitalised older
patients, and many may be potentially preventable. Aim To assess the type and prevalence …