scholarly journals Impact of Self-Care and Mobility on One or More Post-Acute Care Transitions

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1325-1334
Author(s):  
Chih-Ying Li ◽  
Amol Karmarkar ◽  
Yong-Fang Kuo ◽  
Allen Haas ◽  
Kenneth J. Ottenbacher

Objective: To investigate the association between functional status and post-acute care (PAC) transition(s). Methods: Secondary analysis of 2013–2014 Medicare data for individuals aged ≥66 years with stroke, lower extremity joint replacements, and hip/femur fracture discharged to one of three PAC settings (inpatient rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and home health agencies). Functional scores were co-calibrated into a 0–100 scale across settings. Multilevel logistic regression was used to test the partition of variance (%) and the probability of PAC transition attributed to the functional score in the initial PAC setting. Results: Patients discharged to inpatient rehabilitation facilities with higher function were less likely to use additional PAC. Function level in an inpatient rehabilitation facility explained more of the variance in PAC transitions than function level while in a skilled nursing facility. Discussion: The function level affected PAC transitions more for those discharged to an inpatient rehabilitation facility than to a skilled nursing facility.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivek Nimgaonkar ◽  
Jeffrey C. Thompson ◽  
Lauren Pantalone ◽  
Tessa Cook ◽  
Despina Kontos ◽  
...  

We investigated racial disparities in a 30-day composite outcome of readmission and death among patients admitted across a 5-hospital health system following an index COVID-19 admission. A dataset of 1,174 patients admitted between March 1, 2020 and August 21, 2020 for COVID-19 was retrospectively analyzed for odds of readmission among Black patients compared to all other patients, with sequential adjustment for demographics, index admission characteristics, type of post-acute care, and comorbidities. Tabulated results demonstrated a significantly greater odds of 30-day readmission or death among Black patients (18.0% of Black patients vs. 11.3% of all other patients; Univariate Odds Ratio: 1.71, p = 0.002). Sequential adjustment via logistic regression revealed that the odds of 30-day readmission or death were significantly greater among Black patients after adjustment for demographics, index admission characteristics, and type of post-acute care, but not comorbidities. Stratification by type of post-acute care received on discharge revealed that the same disparity in odds of 30-day readmission or death existed among patients discharged home without home services, but not those discharged to home with home services or to a skilled nursing facility or acute rehab facility. Collectively, the findings suggest that weighing comorbidity burdens in post-acute care decisions may be relevant in addressing racial disparities in 30-day outcomes following discharge from an index COVID-19 admission.


2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 1820-1826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Burke ◽  
Anne Canamucio ◽  
Thomas J. Glorioso ◽  
Anna E. Barón ◽  
Kira L. Ryskina

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S732-S732
Author(s):  
Robert Burke ◽  
Anne Canamucio ◽  
Thomas Glorioso ◽  
Anna Baron ◽  
Kira Ryskina

Abstract More than 200,000 Veterans transition between hospital and skilled nursing facility (SNF) annually. Capturing outcomes of these transitions has been challenging because older adult Veterans receive care at VA and non-VA hospitals, and four different kinds of SNFs: VA-owned and -operated Community Living Centers (CLCs), VA-contracted community nursing homes (CNHs), State Veterans Homes (SVHs), and non-VA community SNFs. We used a novel data source which concatenates VA, Medicare, and Medicaid data into longitudinal episodes of care for Veterans, to calculate the rate of adverse outcomes associated with the transition from hospital to SNF in all enrolled Veterans age 65 and older undergoing this transition 2012-2014. The composite primary outcome included Emergency Department (ED) visits, rehospitalizations, and mortality (not in the context of hospice) within 7 days of hospital discharge to SNF. We used multivariable logistic regression to adjust for Veteran and hospital characteristics and hospital random effects. In the 388,339 Veterans discharged from 1502 hospitals in our sample, we found more than 4 in 5 Veteran transitions (81.7%) occurred entirely outside the VA system. The overall 7-day outcome rate was 10.7%. After adjustment, VA hospitals had lower adverse outcome rates than non-VA hospitals (OR 0.80, 95% CI 0.74-0.86). VA hospital-CLC transitions had the lowest adverse outcome rates; in comparison, non-VA hospital-CNH (OR 2.51, 95% CI 2.09-3.02) and non-VA hospital-CLC (OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.81-2.79) had the highest rates. These findings raise important questions about the VA’s role as a major provider and payer of post-acute care in SNF.


Stroke ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir R Belagaje ◽  
Kay Zander ◽  
Lisa Thackeray ◽  
Rishi Gupta

Intro: A person with stroke has improved outcomes with post-acute care in an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) or at home compared to those who are discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). However, this research was conducted in an era before acute stroke treatment was fully developed and implemented. In this analysis of a recently completed acute intervention trial, we hypothesize that subjects with similar severity of strokes will have better 90 day outcomes if they are discharged to a IRF or home compared to a SNF. Methods: Using the data from SENTIS, a prospective, multi-center single-blind, randomized trial of use of NeuroFlo technology compared to standard acute stroke therapy, patient demographics, day 4 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scores (NIHSS), and 90 day modified Rankin scores (mRS) was obtained. Severity of stroke was classfied in 3 groups based on NIHSS: less than 8, 8-13, 14+. Disposition following acute hospital care was classified as home, IRF and SNF. A favorable outcome was defined as 90 day mRS ≤ 2. For each stroke severity class, the effect of each disposition on a favorable outcome was calculated. Results: A total of 292 patients were analyzed with a mean age of 65±14 with presenting NIHSS of < 8 in 94/297(31.6%), NIHSS 8-13 in 118/297(39.7%) and 14+ in 85/297(28.6%) of patients. Regardless of day 4 NIHSS, only 2 out of 28 (7.1%) patients who were discharged to SNF achieved a 90 day mRS ≤2, compared to 60/153 (39.2%) in the IRF group (OR 8.02 95%CI[1.83-35.11], p=0.0057). Table 1 shows the distribution of outcomes by post-acute care disposition and day 4 NIHSS. Conclusions: The day 4 NIHSS had an inverse relationship with the likelihood of a favorable outome. Subjects who were discharged home or to an IRF were significantly more likely to have a favorable outcome compared to those who were discharged to a SNF. This analysis supports prior data stating that discharge disposition plays a role in determining outcomes.


2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduard E. Vasilevskis ◽  
Joseph G. Ouslander ◽  
Amanda S. Mixon ◽  
Susan P. Bell ◽  
J. Mary Lou Jacobsen ◽  
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