Resident and Facility Factors Associated with High Risk of Discharge from Nursing Facilities, 2012-2017

A recent report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services used Medicare data to identifiy certain characteristics or risk factors that placed nursing home residents at an increased risk of discharge. Characteristics included residents with severe behavioral symptoms, residents with psychiatric and mood disorders, residents with impairments that required more staff time, residents transitioning to Medicaid.