Patient and Hospitalization Characteristics Associated With Increased Postacute Care Facility Discharges From US Hospitals

Abstract

The rise in discharges to PAC facilities is occurring in all age groups and payors, though the predominant population is the very old Medicare patient, for whom successful rehabilitation may be most unsure. PAC facility care may be increasingly substituted for prolonged hospitalizations for patients with pneumonia, hip fracture, and sepsis.