Predictors of nursing home hospitalization: a review of the literature

DC Grabowski, KA Stewart… - … Care Research and …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Hospitalization of nursing home residents is costly and potentially exposes residents to
iatrogenic disease and psychological harm. This article critically reviews the association …

Menschen mit Demenz im Akutkrankenhaus

C Pinkert, B Holle - Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2012 - Springer
Menschen mit Demenz, die im Krankenhaus behandelt werden, benötigen eine auf ihre
spezifischen Bedürfnisse zugeschnittene Behandlung. Die derzeitigen strukturellen …

Potentially avoidable hospitalizations for elderly long-stay residents in nursing homes

WD Spector, R Limcangco, C Williams, W Rhodes… - Medical care, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hospitalizations of long-stay nursing home (NH) residents are common. The
high estimates of potentially avoidable hospitalizations in NHs suggest that efforts to reduce …

Hospitalization of nursing home residents: the effects of states' Medicaid payment and bed‐hold policies

O Intrator, DC Grabowski, J Zinn… - Health services …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Hospitalizations of nursing home residents are costly and expose residents to
iatrogenic disease and social and psychological harm. Economic constraints imposed by …

Impact of dementia on hospitalization

R Guijarro, CM San Román, R Gómez-Huelgas… - …, 2010 - karger.com
Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze and determine the prevalence and
clinical characteristics of hospitalized dementia patients compared with nondemented …

Vulnerable populations at risk of potentially avoidable hospitalizations: the case of nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease

MW Carter, FW Porell - American Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explores whether nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease and related
dementias (ADRD) are affected differently by facility-level risk factors of ambulatory care …

Care outcomes in long-term care facilities in British Columbia, Canada: Does ownership matter?

MJ McGregor, RB Tate, KM McGrail, LA Ronald… - Medical care, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: This study investigated whether for-profit (FP) versus not-for-profit (NP)
ownership of long-term care facilities resulted in a difference in hospital admission and …

Decisions about transferring nursing home residents to hospital: highlighting the roles of advance care planning and support from local hospital and community health …

C Shanley, E Whitmore, D Conforti… - Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives. To explore current practice and opportunities to improve practice in
decision‐making about transfer of nursing home residents to hospital. Background. Nursing …

Caregiver burden, health utilities, and institutional service use in Alzheimer's disease

EA Miller, RA Rosenheck… - International journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study examined the moderating effect of caregiver burden on the relationship
between the health status of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and their use of institutional …

Care transitions by older adults from nursing homes to hospitals: Implications for long-term care practice, geriatrics education, and research

LM Murray, SB Laditka - Journal of the American Medical Directors …, 2010 - Elsevier
Older adults residing in nursing homes are among the most vulnerable members of our
society. A large percentage of nursing home residents are at risk of experiencing a care …