Outpatient Physical Therapy Attendance by Older Adults After Emergency Department Discharge Was a Predictor for Lower 30-Day Revisits-But Demographic Factors Affected Attendance.

Objective: Given the high risk of functional loss and revisits among older adults presenting to the emergency department (ED), there is a need to understand how post-ED discharge outpatient physical therapy affects outcomes. This study sought to examine patient demographics and their association with outpatient physical therapy utilization after ED discharge and physical therapy attendance with 30-day ED revisits among older adults discharged to home.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we analyzed data from 1395 older adults (65 years old and older) who had a referral to outpatient physical therapy upon discharge from 15 EDs between January 2021 and December 2022.

Implementing a Fall Prevention Initiative in Nurse-Facilitated Annual Wellness Visits: A Quality Improvement Project.

Background: Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death and disability in community-dwelling older adults.

Local Problem: Evidence-based fall prevention activities in primary care, including nurse-facilitated wellness visits, have been limited. Barriers including patient engagement and adherence exist.

Association of Geriatric Emergency Department post-discharge referral order and follow-up with healthcare utilization.

Background: Compared with younger adults who receive care in the emergency department (ED), older patients who are discharged home have greater risk of adverse health outcomes. Connecting older adults with outpatient care following ED discharge are among the guidelines of the Geriatric Emergency Department (GED). The objective of this study was to examine the association between referral order placed during the ED visit for older adults and post-discharge follow-up to the outcomes of 72-h ED revisit, 30-day ED revisit, and 30-day all cause and unplanned hospital admission.