“Senior living, home most frequent destinations after hospital discharge of Medicare beneficiaries,” by Lois A. Bowers”

“Senior living, home most frequent destinations after hospital discharge of Medicare beneficiaries,” by Lois A. Bowers, McKnight’s Senior Living 

  

Quote:

“The community (assisted living communities, retirement communities and homes) was the most frequent post-discharge destination in that time period across all regions of the country, higher than skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term acute care hospitals, hospice programs and other inpatient hospitals.”

 

LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform:

Times are changing in long-term care when mostly private-pay senior living outdraws mostly government-financed nursing homes for hospital discharges. This is another example of the private sector fixing or ameliorating problems created by government funding, regulation and interference. For further development of that theme, see “What’s better for senior living and care — the market or government?” and “What works for long-term care and what doesn’t.”