Transitioning Home Safely

Facts you need to know

• Long-term care needs increase as people age. In 1999, 16 percent of all seniors received long-term care services, including one-fourth of all seniors aged 80 to 84.
• According to the Congressional Budget Office, the number of disabled elderly persons is projected to rise by one-third from 9.2 million in 2010 to 12.3 million by 2030.
• 44 million short term stay residents transition from a nursing home back to their home each year. A Medicare short term stay is classified as about 23 days.
• Eighty percent of seniors have at least one chronic condition, and fifty percent have two or more.
• The transition from hospital to home is often a critical turning point for older adults, often preceding a decline in physical and mental health.
• Statistics show that approximately one-third of rehospitalizations can be avoided with proper transition of care from hospital to home.
• Hospital stays have decreased in length dramatically over the years and people are being discharged with greater needs and in greater state of illness.
  
  

CE Education

• Clinical Implications of Common Aging Changes
• Creating a Culture of Safety
• Understanding Dementia

Nursing Assistant Educator Topics

• Department of Health and Human Services - Administration on Aging
• Long Term Care Data
• Projections of Expenditures for Long-Term Care Services for the Elderly