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Swing-bed program opens options for rural elderly.

P W Shaughnessy

    Health Progress (Saint Louis, Mo.)
    |August 7, 1988
    PubMed
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    Rural hospitals can now provide long-term care in swing beds, improving access for elderly patients needing skilled nursing care. This Medicare initiative addresses rural healthcare access challenges.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health Policy
    • Rural Health
    • Geriatric Care

    Background:

    • Medicare regulations historically restricted long-term care in acute care settings.
    • Rural communities faced challenges with limited nursing home availability and hospital underutilization.
    • Elderly patients in rural areas often traveled long distances for Medicare-covered long-term care.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the effectiveness of a Medicare experiment allowing hospital beds for both acute and long-term care in rural Utah.
    • To address the hardship faced by rural providers and patients due to restrictive Medicare regulations.

    Main Methods:

    • Initiated a Medicare experiment in 1973 in Utah to test the "swing-bed" concept.
    • Permitted rural hospitals to use beds for both acute and long-term care needs.

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    Main Results:

    • The Utah experiment demonstrated success, leading to national legislation for a rural swing-bed program.
    • By July 1987, 1,056 rural communities participated in the program.
    • Swing-bed patients had shorter average stays (20 days) compared to nursing home stays.

    Conclusions:

    • The rural swing-bed program successfully addressed Medicare's restrictions on long-term care in rural acute care settings.
    • The program improved access to skilled nursing care for elderly rural populations.
    • Swing beds offer a viable solution for subacute care needs, such as post-stroke or post-surgical recovery.