Transitions to post-acute care are getting even more challenging

When being discharged after a hospital stay, you want to trust your next destination will be quick, safe, and sustainable. Today, nursing homes are finding it increasingly difficult to fulfill this responsibility for their residents. External factors limit the ability of a nursing home to swiftly place a resident and assure they are receiving personalized quality care. In addition, due to gaps in reimbursement nursing homes are incentivized to admit short-term residents just to stay in business. 

Practicing geriatrician, nursing home physician and Probari CMO, Dr. Kathleen Unroe, was featured in a Modern Healthcare article, “Transitions to Post Acute-Care are Getting Even More Challenging”, where she sheds light on these common admission pain points facing nursing homes today. Check out highlights of the article below: 

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Probari recognizes these various factors impeding the daily operations in nursing homes and to address them has  meticulously designed offerings to meet the needs of staff and clinical leaders. This standardized offering has been rigorously tested in facilities and has shown to reduce readmissions to the hospital by 20% after the very first month. To learn more about the Admissions Program and other Probari offerings, click the button below!