Skilled Nursing News October 4, 2024
Nursing homes and hospitals are developing closer ties and improving communication, and with this trend, admissions into nursing homes are expected to increase as rehospitalizations and excessive lengths of stay are also seen as declining.
With rising acuity and staffing shortages of recent years, nursing homes have often been reluctant in admitting challenging cases that are referred to them from a nearby hospital if their staff are unable to meet medically complex needs ranging from behavioral health issues to those requiring more collaboration and sharing of resources.
But that seems to be changing, experts said.
Matt Nieukirk, director of skilled nursing facility practice at OSF Healthcare, and DeeAndra Sandgren, chief nursing officer for Evangelical Good Samaritan Society, discussed what factors...
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