Half of Nursing Home Residents in Emergency Department at Least Once a Year
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Half of Nursing Home Residents in Emergency Department at Least Once a Year
A study from Indiana University has found that almost half of all long-stay nursing home residents experience at least one transfer to an Emergency Department over the course of a year regardless of their cognitive status. About a third of these individuals were subsequently admitted to the hospital. Age, race,...