Under the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model, reductions in healthcare spending have been achieved by targeting post-acute care, particularly in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). People with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) are frequently discharged to SNF for post-acute care and may ...
The Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) has called on congressional leaders to address several pressing issues affecting clinicians in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Le...
Hospitalized patients with dementia transitioning to post-acute care may be particularly vulnerable to changes in post-acute care utilization driven by payment reforms; however, use of post-acute care in this population is incompletely understood. We sought to describe post-acute care utilization in skille...
Medicare incentivizes the reduction of hospitalizations of nursing facility (NF) residents. The effects of these incentives on resident safety have not been examined.