Going home: Community reentry of light care nursing facility residents age 65 and over

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 35-48

  Chapin, Rosemary ^a   Wilkinson, Deborah Schild ^a   Rachlin, Roxanne ^a   Levy, Michelle ^b   Lindbloom, Rachel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Community reentry; Light care; MDS+; Nursing facility discharge

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; NURSING HOME; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; KANSAS; MALE; MEDICAID; NURSING HOMES; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031773776     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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