Transitions Between Care Settings at the End of Life Among Older Homecare Recipients

Author:

Abraham Sneha1,Menec Verena1

Affiliation:

1. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

Abstract

Objectives: Objectives were to (a) describe transitions between care settings in older homecare recipients at the end of life, and (b) examine what personal (e.g., age, sex) and health system factors (e.g., hospital bed supply) predict care transitions. Methods: The study involved analysis of administrative health care data and was based on a complete cohort of homecare recipients aged 65 years or older who died in Manitoba, Canada between 2003 and 2006 ( N = 7,866). Results: More than half of homecare recipients had at least one care transition in the last 30 days before death and 21% had two or more hospitalizations in the last 90 days. Both personal characteristics and health system factors were related to transitions and hospitalizations. Discussion: The findings suggest that homecare recipients are an important population to focus on in terms of reducing potentially burdensome transitions and enhancing the end-of-life experience for them and their family.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Geriatrics and Gerontology

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