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. 2016 Apr;51(2):645-66.
doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12340. Epub 2015 Jul 26.

Community Discharge of Nursing Home Residents: The Role of Facility Characteristics

Amanda A Holup  1 , Zachary D Gassoumis  2 , Kathleen H Wilber  2 , Kathryn Hyer  1
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Community Discharge of Nursing Home Residents: The Role of Facility Characteristics

Amanda A Holup et al. Health Serv Res. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

Objective: Using a socio-ecological model, this study examines the influence of facility characteristics on the transition of nursing home residents to the community after a short stay (within 90 days of admission) or long stay (365 days of admission) across states with different long-term services and supports systems.

Data source: Data were drawn from the Minimum Data Set, the federal Online Survey, Certification, and Reporting (OSCAR) database, the Area Health Resource File, and the LTCFocUs.org database for all free-standing, certified nursing homes in California (n = 1,127) and Florida (n = 657) from July 2007 to June 2008.

Study design: Hierarchical generalized linear models were used to examine the impact of facility characteristics on the probability of transitioning to the community.

Principal findings: Facility characteristics, including size, occupancy, ownership, average length of stay, proportion of Medicare and Medicaid residents, and the proportion of residents admitted from acute care facilities are associated with discharge but differed by state and whether the discharge occurred after a short or long stay.

Conclusion: Short- and long-stay nursing home discharge to the community is affected by resident, facility, and sometimes market characteristics, with Medicaid consistently influencing discharge in both states.

Keywords: Rebalancing; home- and community-based care; long-term services and supports; nursing home.

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Discharge Disposition of Study Cohort
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