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Transitioning Older Adults from Nursing Homes: Factors Determining Readmission in One Ohio Program

Reynolds, Courtney Joy
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1370199676

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2013, Master of Arts, Miami University, Population and Social Gerontology.
Nursing home transition programs (NHTPs) use home and community based services (HCBS) to relocate nursing home residents to the community. Because these programs are relatively young, little is known about the factors affecting nursing home readmission in NTHPs. Using Andersen’s Behavioral Model (1995) as a guiding framework, this study uses binary logistic regression analysis to examine factors of nursing home readmission in the Providing Alternatives to Transitioning Home program (PATH). PATH is a NHTP that connects nursing home residents with Medicaid HCBS waiver programs in four northeast Ohio counties. Secondary data from PATH program records were analyzed and 302 program participants were included in the sample. Two factors, county nursing home density and the number of hospitalizations, were significant predictors of readmission for PATH participants (p<0.05). These findings illuminate a few of the challenges that policymakers face in trying to rebalance Ohio’s long term care system.
Robert Applebaum, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Chalermpol Chamchan, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Orapin Pitakmahaket, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Amara Soonthorndhada, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Suvinee Wivatvanit, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
35 p.
Aging; Gerontology; Health Care
Nursing Home Transition / Nursing Home Readmission / Medicaid HCBS Waiver / Home and Community Based Services

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  • Reynolds, C. J. (2013). Transitioning Older Adults from Nursing Homes: Factors Determining Readmission in One Ohio Program [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1370199676

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Reynolds, Courtney. Transitioning Older Adults from Nursing Homes: Factors Determining Readmission in One Ohio Program. 2013. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1370199676.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Reynolds, Courtney. "Transitioning Older Adults from Nursing Homes: Factors Determining Readmission in One Ohio Program." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1370199676

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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