Rehabbed to Death

For a substantial minority of older adults, a stay in a post-acute care facility is the gateway into a cycle between the hospital and the nursing home that spans the final months of life. Certain Medicare and Medicaid policies perpetuate this cycle.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2019-01, Vol.380 (5), p.408-409
Hauptverfasser:	Flint, Lynn A, David, Daniel J, Smith, Alexander K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of daily living Aged, 80 and over Female Government Regulation Home Care Services - economics Hospitalization - economics Hospitals Humans Illnesses Long term health care Long-Term Care - economics Long-Term Care - organization & administration Medicaid - legislation & jurisprudence Medicare Medicare - legislation & jurisprudence Nursing homes Nursing Homes - economics Older people Palliative care Patient Transfer Patients Rehabilitation Reimbursement Mechanisms - legislation & jurisprudence Subacute care Subacute Care - economics Subacute Care - organization & administration United States Verbal communication
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Zusammenfassung:	For a substantial minority of older adults, a stay in a post-acute care facility is the gateway into a cycle between the hospital and the nursing home that spans the final months of life. Certain Medicare and Medicaid policies perpetuate this cycle.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMp1809354