Going Home: Analysis of Nursing Home Discharges

Abstract

Previous research has shown that only nursing home “short-stayers” will return to the community. Data from 419 residents discharged from a proprietary nursing home were analyzed to predict factors important both to discharge and tenure. Independent variables included age, sex, past residence, prognosis, and family ties. The results of multiple regression analysis point to prognosis as a key predictor both of discharge and tenure.