Andrea Gruneir1, Kinwah Fung2, Hadas D Fischer2, Susan E Bronskill2, Dilzayn Panjwani2, Chaim M Bell2, Irfan Dhalla2, Paula A Rochon2, Geoff Anderson2. 1. Department of Family Medicine (Gruneir), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Gruneir, Fung, Fischer, Bronskill, Bell, Rochon, Anderson); Women's College Research Institute (Gruneir, Bronskill, Panjwani, Rochon), Women's College Hospital; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill, Bell, Dhalla, Rochon, Anderson) and Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Bell, Dhalla), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital; Health Quality Ontario (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont. gruneir@ualberta.ca. 2. Department of Family Medicine (Gruneir), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Gruneir, Fung, Fischer, Bronskill, Bell, Rochon, Anderson); Women's College Research Institute (Gruneir, Bronskill, Panjwani, Rochon), Women's College Hospital; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill, Bell, Dhalla, Rochon, Anderson) and Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Bell, Dhalla), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital; Health Quality Ontario (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that many older adults receive home or long-term care services, the effect of these care settings on hospital readmission is often overlooked. Efforts to reduce hospital readmissions, including capacity planning and targeting of interventions, require clear data on the frequency of and risk factors for readmission among different populations of older adults. METHODS: We identified all adults older than 65 years discharged from an unplanned medical hospital stay in Ontario between April 2008 and December 2015. We defined 2 preadmission care settings (community, long-term care) and 3 discharge care settings (community, home care, long-term care) and used multinomial regression to estimate associations with 30-day readmission (and death as a competing risk). RESULTS: We identified 701 527 individuals (mean age 78.4 yr), of whom 414 302 (59.1%) started in and returned to the community. Overall, 88 305 in dividuals (12.6%) were re admitted within 30 days, but this proportion varied by care setting combination. Relative to individuals returning to the community, those discharged to the community with home care (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.43, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.39-1.46) and those returning to long-term care (adjusted OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.27-1.43) had a greater risk of readmission, whereas those newly admitted to long-term care had a lower risk of readmission (adjusted OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.63-0.72). INTERPRETATION: In Ontario, about 40% of older people were discharged from hospital to either home care or long-term care. These discharge settings, as well as whether an individual was admitted to hospital from long-term care, have important implications for understanding 30-day readmission rates. System planning and efforts to reduce readmission among older adults should take into account care settings at both admission and discharge.
BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that many older adults receive home or long-term care services, the effect of these care settings on hospital readmission is often overlooked. Efforts to reduce hospital readmissions, including capacity planning and targeting of interventions, require clear data on the frequency of and risk factors for readmission among different populations of older adults. METHODS: We identified all adults older than 65 years discharged from an unplanned medical hospital stay in Ontario between April 2008 and December 2015. We defined 2 preadmission care settings (community, long-term care) and 3 discharge care settings (community, home care, long-term care) and used multinomial regression to estimate associations with 30-day readmission (and death as a competing risk). RESULTS: We identified 701 527 individuals (mean age 78.4 yr), of whom 414 302 (59.1%) started in and returned to the community. Overall, 88 305 in dividuals (12.6%) were re admitted within 30 days, but this proportion varied by care setting combination. Relative to individuals returning to the community, those discharged to the community with home care (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.43, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.39-1.46) and those returning to long-term care (adjusted OR 1.35, 95% CI 1.27-1.43) had a greater risk of readmission, whereas those newly admitted to long-term care had a lower risk of readmission (adjusted OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.63-0.72). INTERPRETATION: In Ontario, about 40% of older people were discharged from hospital to either home care or long-term care. These discharge settings, as well as whether an individual was admitted to hospital from long-term care, have important implications for understanding 30-day readmission rates. System planning and efforts to reduce readmission among older adults should take into account care settings at both admission and discharge.
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