Population: Community dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older who were admitted to a skilled nursing facility for short-term rehabilitation following a hospitalization.
Outcome: Composite of potential adverse events occurring during the SNF stay, defined as hospital readmission during SNF stay, a long SNF stay (≥100 days), or death during the SNF stay or within 30 days of SNF discharge. In the cohort, 29% of individuals experienced at least one of the three outcomes during their stay. The rates for the individual outcomes in the cohort were 19% for readmission, 11% for mortality, and 4% for long SNF stay.
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