Hospital Transfer Rates among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents: Variation by Day of the Week

Each year, approximately 30% of long-stay nursing home residents are hospitalized. 1 RTI InternationalEvaluation of the initiative to reduce avoidable hospitalizations among nursing facility residents—payment reform: Final report. https://innovation.cms.gov/data-and-reports/2022/nfi2-final-reportDate: 2022 Google Scholar Although hospital transfers are often necessary, a portion of them may be avoidable, leading to unnecessary care disruptions, increased costs, and discomfort for the residents. Various factors contribute to higher hospitalization rates among nursing home residents, including quality survey deficiency citations, for-profit status, and inadequate nurse staffing levels. 2 Xu H. Bowblis J.R. Caprio T.V. Li Y. Intrator O. Nursing home and market factors and risk-adjusted hospitalization rates among urban, micropolitan, and rural nursing homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021; 22: 1101-1106 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (4) Google Scholar