From McKnight’s Long=Term Care News —
Nursing homes looking to gauge whether a resident is at risk for readmission may have a new tea leaf to read.
Pouring over data from more than 700,000 patients, at a mean age of 78, Canadian researchers found that care setting, before and after the hospital episode, is a key predictor of rehospitalization within 30 days. Most notably, those returning to long-term care had a greater risk of readmission, while those newly admitted to long-term care had a lower risk.