Improving disposition outcomes for patients in a geriatric skilled nursing facility

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1130-1136

  Berkowitz, Randi E ^a,b,d   Jones, Richard N ^a,b   Rieder, Ron ^a   Bryan, Margaret ^a   Schreiber, Robert ^a,b   Verney, Sharon ^a   Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^c  

^a Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

multidisciplinary team; palliative care; rehospitalization; skilled nursing unit

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING UNIT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SKILLED NURSING UNIT; TERMINAL CARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 79958807667     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03417.x     Document Type: Article

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