“More than one-third of Medicare beneficiaries who died in 2011 had at least 4 care transitions during their last 6 months of life, according to a study published online in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. . . . There was substantial geographic variation in the average number of transitions in the last 6 months of life, ranging from 1.8 in Alaska to 3.1 in New Jersey. For decedents approaching death, transitions became more intensive. Four or more transitions were more likely in women, blacks, individuals younger than 85 years, and individuals without dementia.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):
Demented white males over 85 tend to transition less. I wonder why.

Medicare Recipients Experience Multiple Care Transitions at End of Life

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