Conversion Diversion: Participation in a Social HMO Reduces the Likelihood of Converting From Short-Stay to Long-Stay Nursing Facility Placement

With systemic increases in short-stay patients, research on diversion must look past the avoidance of unnecessary entry to nursing facilities, to the successful transition of short-stay residents to the community. As described in this study, the S/HMO model is an important but largely unaddressed method of avoiding the conversion to long-stay.