Background Improved identification of patients with complex needs early during
hospitalisation may help target individuals at risk of delayed discharge with interventions to …

Background moving into long-term institutional care is a significant life event for any
individual. Predictors of institutional care admission from community-dwellers and people …

Background Unplanned hospitalizations and emergency room visits occur frequently among
home care clients The aim of this study was to identify typical discharge diagnoses and their …

Background Home health care, a commonly used bridge strategy for transitioning from
hospital to home-based care, is expected to contribute to readmission avoidance efforts …

A large sample of all 2011 home healthcare users in traditional Medicare was analyzed to
identify the risk indicators at start-of-care that were associated with the highest probability of …

The current health care system is discharging elderly patients “quicker” and “sicker” from
acute care facilities. Consequently, hospital readmission is common; however, readmission …

Background: Reducing hospital readmissions can improve individual health outcomes and
lower system-level costs. This study aimed to understand the characteristics of home care …

OBJECTIVE To use patient‐level clinical variables to develop and validate a parsimonious
model to predict hospital readmissions from home healthcare (HHC) in Medicare fee‐for …

Background Early identification of patients who need post-acute care (PAC) may improve
discharge planning. The purposes of the study were to develop and validate a score …

Background Older adults admitted to an emergency department (ED) who are dependent on
homecare may be especially challenged with respect to readmission and mortality. This …