Care Management and the transition of older adults from a skilled nursing facility back into the community

Care Management Journals

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 54-59

  Golden, Adam G ^a   Martin, Shanique ^a   da Silva, Melanie ^a   Roos, Bernard A ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Care coordination; Home and community based services; Hospital; Medicare Medicaid

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 79960008008     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1521-0987.12.2.54     Document Type: Article

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