Black Patients With Mental Health Conditions More Likely Than Whites to End Up in Nursing Homes

Older patients with mental health conditions were more likely to be admitted to nursing homes upon hospital discharge than older patients without mental health diagnoses, and black patients with mental health conditions had higher odds of nursing home admission than their white counterparts, an analysis of National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) data has shown.

Source: Caring for the Ages - January 1, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Christine Kilgore Source Type: news