Innovation in Aging: Investigating the Avoidability of Hospitalizations of Long Stay Nursing Home Re
The Gerontological Society of America's journal, Innovation in Aging, has published a paper, "Investigating the Avoidability of Hospitalizations of Long Stay Nursing Home Residents - Opportunities for Improvement."
"Our data show that preventing avoidable hospitalization is less about clinical diagnosis and more about having coordinated systems in place," said Kathleen Unroe, M.D., M.H.A. of Regenstrief and Indiana University. Dr. Unroe led the study, is directing Phase II of OPTIMISTIC (Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical quality and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care,) and also co-directed Phase I.
"Our findings highlight quality improvement opportunities and strongly reflect the need for multi-targeted solutions like OPTIMISTIC."
The John A. Hartford Foundation provided support to Phase I to assist in the preparation for dissemination of OPTIMISTIC's care model providing medical, transitional, and palliative care for older adults residing in nursing homes.
To read the paper, click here.
To read the press release, click here.
To read McKnight's Long-Term Care News article on the study, click here.
To learn more about OPTIMISTIC, click here.
To learn more about JAHF's support, click here.
