People with dementia receiving home health care visits are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital when there is consistency in nursing staff, according to a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The findings are published in the journal Medical Care, a journal of the American Public Health Association.
Home health care—in which health providers, primarily nurses, visit patients’ homes to deliver care—has become a leading source of home– and community-based services caring for people living with dementia. These individuals often have multiple chronic conditions, take several medications, and…
