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The objective of this article is to characterize inpatient-related outcomes and measures of efficiency for hospitalized assisted living residents managed by an assisted living-based primary care (ALPC) team. Between 2010 and 2012, 1594 assisted living residents received ALPC. An ALPC team member served as hospital attending physician to 377 assisted living residents at three community hospitals. Several inpatient metrics were compared between the hospitalized ALPC cohort and those reported in the National Hospital Discharge Survey. Hospitalized assisted living residents who received inpatient hospital care by an ALPC team member had lower inpatient mortality, 30-day readmission rates, and shorter length of stay compared to published averages. The authors determined that an ALPC team who follows its patients in the hospital may achieve improved inpatient outcomes.

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assisted living readmission house call home care rehospitalization geriatrics

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Hospital Care of Assisted Living Residents by an Assisted Living Based Primary Care Team

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