Admission

Analysis examines causes of nursing home admissions among residents without dementia

June 30, 2010

An examination of the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged examines predictors of nursing home admissions among seniors without a dementia diagnosis. It is one of the first analyses that don't consider dementia.
 

Federal regulators taking a closer look at hospitals' admitting practices

December 09, 2009

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has notified hospitals that they are being closely watched over concerns about how they have decided whether to admit certain individuals or refer them elsewhere.