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Many elderly patients remain in acute care hospitals while they await transfer to Long Term Care (LTC) facilities. Complex problems, common for this special group of patients, place them at risk for delayed discharge. Discharge planning, for these patients, has become an increasingly critical activity for social workers. / This study examined factors that predict the risks for inappropriate hospitalization for 244 patients waiting for LTC in 1999, and it explored the LTC application process to identify barriers to delayed discharges. / It was found that 63% of the hospitalization of these patients was inappropriate. System related factors, such as the timing of the LTC application, were identified as predictors. Timeline investigations revealed areas for improvement in the discharge process and were discussed with a view to social work implementation, for example, the introduction of a high-risk screening protocol.

Mémoire (M.P.M.O.)-- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1992. / Résumé disponible sur Internet. Cette recherche s'inscrit comme exigence partielle de la maîtrise en gestion des petites et moyennes organisations (PMO) de l'UQAC. CaQCU CaQCU Bibliogr.: f. 129-133. Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Thesis (M.H.A.)--University of Michigan, 1964.

Thesis (M.H.A.)--University of Michigan, 1964.

Thesis (M.A.)--Acadia University, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.A.)--Acadia University, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

Thesis--University of California, San Francisco. / On spine: The Status passage of elderly persons. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Idaho, 2005. / Also available online in PDF format. Abstract. "Spring 2005." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-125).

Class of 2006 Abstract / Objectives: To determine the economic impact of controlled substance destruction in multiple long term care facilities in Southern Arizona and to identify related demographic characteristics of the patients and facilities. Methods: Subjects had controlled substance prescriptions destroyed at nursing homes serviced by a pharmacy nursing home provider in Tucson, Arizona. Controlled substances destruction records and existing prescription records were reviewed and data was collected on the name, strength, number of units destroyed, date of destruction and schedule of each controlled medication that was destroyed for a particular patient over the course of a year. Demographic data was collected on patient gender, age, type of insurance coverage and the size of the nursing home facilities. Results: A total of 1095 controlled substance prescriptions were destroyed during the time period of the study and the total cost of destroyed medication was $26,886.37. The average cost of destroyed medication per prescription was $24.55 ± 60.38 (mean ± SD). Schedule II controlled substances accounted for the highest total cost per prescription destroyed and destruction of unused controlled substances cost indigent insurance programs more than any of the other payers studied. There was no difference in mean cost per prescription destroyed by facility, therapeutic class or between women and men. Conclusions: The value of controlled substance destruction in long term care facilities is sizeable. To reduce waste, prescribers and pharmacy providers should initially dispense moderate quantities of controlled substances until it is apparent that the medication is tolerable and efficacious for the patient.