Post-Acute Care in Rural Areas: The Role of Swing Beds and Nursing Homes
Link | View Research Recap | |
---|---|---|
Date | 03/2024 | |
Description | Patients who have received acute care services, but are not ready to safely return home, may transition to post-acute care (PAC). The PAC phase acts as a bridge between the hospital and the next steps to recovery. This Recap examines the roles that swing beds and nursing homes have in PAC. | |
Topics | Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Healthcare access, Hospitals and clinics, Long-term care, Post-acute care |
Rural Health Research Products Included in this Recap
-
Estimated Reduction in CAH Profitability From Loss of Cost‐Based Reimbursement for Swing Beds
Policy Brief
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Date: 05/2020
The purpose of this study was to estimate the impact of potential loss of cost-based reimbursement for swing beds on Critical Access Hospital (CAH) profitability and to examine the characteristics of CAHs that would be most affected by such a change in reimbursement. -
The Financial Importance of Medicare Post-Acute and Hospice Care to Rural Hospitals
Policy Brief
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Date: 07/2017
This brief describes Medicare post-acute and hospice care provided by hospitals in rural areas by characterizing the variation in the number of rural hospitals that provide PAC and hospice care, the average amount of Medicare revenue rural hospitals receive for these services, and the financial importance of PAC and hospice care to rural hospitals. -
Market Characteristics Associated With Rural Hospitals' Provision of Post-Acute Care
Policy Brief
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Date: 04/2018
This brief uses data from Medicare cost reports, the Provider of Services File, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide a window into current hospital-based post-acute care offerings by summarizing both hospital- and market-level factors that are associated with rural hospitals that provided post-acute care between 2012 and 2015. -
Medical Barriers to Nursing Home Care for Rural Residents
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 05/2017
This policy brief describes barriers rural residents with complex medical care needs may face when seeking placement in a nursing home and identifies potential policy strategies to overcome them. -
Nursing Homes in Rural America: A Chartbook
Chartbook
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 07/2022
Closure of nursing homes and hospitals with swing beds in recent years has changed the availability of post-acute and long-term care services in rural areas. This study examines the availability of post-acute and long-term care services as well as characteristics of residents and nursing homes in noncore, micropolitan, and metropolitan counties. -
Post-Acute Skilled Nursing Care Availability in Rural United States
Policy Brief
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 07/2020
This policy brief explores factors related to variations in the availability of post-acute skilled nursing care in rural areas in the U.S. The focus of this analysis is on swing bed program hospitals and skilled nursing facility post-acute skilled nursing care. -
Rural and Urban Provider Market Share of Inpatient Post-Acute Care Services Provided to Rural Medicare Beneficiaries
Policy Brief
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Date: 04/2018
The purpose of this brief is to characterize rural providers' market share of inpatient post-acute care services provided to rural Medicare beneficiaries. -
Trends in Nursing Home Closures in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties in the United States, 2008-2018
Policy Brief
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 02/2021
Nursing home closures have raised concerns about access to long-term services and supports in rural areas. This study examines trends in closures and characteristics of open and closed nursing homes in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. Furthermore, this study identifies metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties without any nursing homes.