Guterman Poster Winner Highlights SNF Residents Discharged With Disability

GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Physical therapist Allison Gustavson, PT, DPT, set out to determine the functional profile of a typical heterogeneous skilled nursing facility population and found that most patients are being discharged back to the community with severe disability, risk for falls, and other adverse events. “A re we setting patients up for failure?” her award-winning poster asked.
Source: Caring for the Ages - Category: Health Management Authors: Source Type: news