MU study finds successful ways to reduce hospital admissions of St. Louis nursing home residentsSt. Louis Public Radio

By Kelly Moffitt | August 15, 2017

In 2011, one in four nursing home residents on Medicare was hospitalized. It’s an issue that impacts many facets of health care, from quality of life for nursing home residents to spending of taxpayer dollars, and on Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh spoke with a University of Missouri Nursing School professor about ways to reduce avoidable hospital admissions.