Pennsylvania Steps Up Efforts to Transition Seniors From Nursing Homes to Community-Based Services
September 25, 2006 Pennsylvania Steps Up Efforts to Transition Seniors From Nursing Homes to Community-Based Services The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has increased its efforts to transition seniors from nursing homes to community-based services by rolling out a new program. The Commonwealth's Nursing Home Transition (NHT) project uses Minimum Data Set (MDS) data to identify potential transition candidates within the first 30 days of being in a home, which is much earlier than most residents are identified for transition. The new program also uses a long-term living counselor from the consumerÂ’s local Agency on Aging to . . .
