These include a lack of opportunities for career advancement, a lack of mobility, and lower salaries than the hospital setting. This study was designed to identify factors that could contribute to RN recruitment in the facility setting. Respondents emphasized the need for competitive salaries. R udberg, Mark A., Mark A. Sager, and Jie Zhang. Use After Hospitalization for Medical Illness.
Hospitalization can be a life-altering event for many elderly persons.
Release from the hospital may not be back into an independent living arrangement. Home health services, community based health services, or institutionalized long term care services become a reality. The authors of this article suggest that a study of the risk factors for nursing facility admission after hospitalization and a look at these same residents three months later can offer a prediction of likely nursing facility placement for future hospital admittances. Data were collected at hospital admission, hospital discharge, and three months later from a group of 1,265 elderly persons admitted to one of five hospitals. The group of patients who entered a nursing home at discharge had increased hospital length of stay and decreased functioning in activities of daily living.