Abstract

Key summary pointsAimTo map challenges related to the transition of citizens from hospital to temporary care at a skilled nursing facility in relation to medication management, responsibility of medical treatment, and communication.FindingsHalf of the citizens possessed all medication needed for further dispensing when they arrived at the skilled nursing facility. The nurses conducted in median three telephone calls and sent in median two correspondences per citizen.MessageA third of contacts related to medication management were avoidable with improved practices around communication.

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