Senior US citizens that are sent to the emergency room and returned home are at more risk of disability and worsened health within the subsequent six months , according to Yale research . Hospitalizations are already known to raise disability rates in older patients , but the two year study on 700 older adults examined the aftermath of being discharged from the emergency department . The study found that the current medical care for newly disabled seniors is $ 26bn in the US . The findings were that there were “ significantly higher ” rates of disability for those discharged than the control group , and that patients were more likely to enter a nursing home and recover . The study concluded that better management of function , the use of care transition coordinators and further geriatric specialists would help reduce risk .
Senior US citizens that are sent to the emergency room and returned home are at more risk of disability and worsened health within the subsequent six months, according to Yale research. Hospitalizations are already known to raise disability rates in older patients, but the 14 year study on 700 older adults examined the aftermath of being discharged from the emergency department. The study found that the current medical care for newly disabled seniors is $26bn in the US. The findings were that there were “significantly higher” rates of disability for those discharged than the control group, and that patients were more likely to enter a nursing home and die. The study concluded that improved assessments of function, the implementation of care transition coordinators and further geriatric specialists would help reduce risk.