Fortunately for me and my family, I was able to make myself available to help each of my elders after their many hospitalizations . Typically, however, many families simply don’t have anyone in a position to help, and elders go home only to return quickly to the hospital setting because they didn’t have the community support needed for recovering.
Billions of dollars are spent annually by elders returning home from hospital stays. According to the US Administration on Aging, almost one out of every five Medicare patients ends up back in the hospital within 30 days. Most of these readmissions are due to poor transitions due to poor communication and medical mismanagement. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have been trying to address this problem.
Fortunately for me and my family, I was able to make myself available to help each of my elders after their many hospitalizations . Typically, however, many families simply don’t have anyone in a position to help, and elders go home only to return quickly to the hospital setting because they didn’t have the community support needed for recovering.
Billions of dollars are spent annually by elders returning home from hospital stays. According to the US Administration on Aging, almost one out of every five Medicare patients ends up back in the hospital within 30 days. Most of these readmissions are due to poor transitions due to poor communication and medical mismanagement. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have been trying to address this problem.
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