A Post-Hospital Nursing Home Rehabilitation Program

• Published in: Gerontologist Vol. 27; no. 6; p. 752
• Main Author: Petchers, Marcia K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1987
• Subjects: Health Services; Hospitals; Institutional Cooperation; Nursing Homes; Older Adults; Rehabilitation; Transitional Programs

Describes program of short-term rehabilitation care provided to elderly patients through collaboration between hospital and nursing home. Discusses program planning and implementation experiences, patient satisfaction, and rehabilitation outcomes. Notes that program, although successful, was discont...