Bed Sores Biggest Factor In Hospital Readmittance
Based off of a recent study, bed sores (a/k/a pressure sores) seem to be the best indicator if a given nursing home will have to send residents back to the hospital. These published findings show that among other factors of quality control, bed sores have the most direct correlation to readmitting residents to the hospital during their stay at a nursing home facility.
The study went through 4,000 hospitals and their public records regarding readmission for records from 2007 to 2010. The researchers also used data from Nursing Home Compare and the census.
Overall, the study found that nursing home quality has an effect on the amount of residents readmitted to the hospital during their stay. In contradiction to other studies conducted before, this research showed that nursing homes with higher percentages of increased-risk residents with bed sores and long stay residents with increased care were more likely to have residents readmitted to hospitals.
The study also showed that hospitals were less likely to be at fault for most of these issues linked to the readmittance of patients. This finding calls for “a wider system of care” than just the hospital and this should include nursing home and primary care facilities nearby the hospital.
Bed sores are often the result of negligent care provided by nursing homes, and as indicated in this study, they also are a clue to the overall quality of the nursing home facility. Far too many Maryland nursing home residents suffer from bed sores as a direct result of insufficient staffing and negligent care provided by nursing homes.
If your loved one experienced bed sores or other serious injuries as a resident of a Maryland nursing home, call Nursing Home Justice Associates at 410-825-ABUSE (2287) or visit our website www.NursingHomeJustice.com.
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