Home Health Care News August 6, 2024
Mass General Brigham has been awarded a $4.6 million grant to examine the delivery of short-term rehab care at home as an alternative to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
The funds come from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS).
In the U.S., 40% of older adults leaving the hospitals need some form of post-hospital care. Roughly half of them get this care in an inpatient SNF, according to data from The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).
“Our skilled nursing facility and post-acute care institutional settings do not work as we all would like them to,” Dr. David Levine, clinical director for research and development at Mass General Brigham’s Healthcare at Home, told Home Health Care News. “A...
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