Analysis finds the Return Home model effectively reduces caregiver burden in a dependent geriatric population, suggesting long-term care placement can be prevented.
Key Points
The Return Home intervention reduced caregiver burden significantly, from 20.9 to 9.7.
Out of 138 enrolled patients, 62% completed the intervention at home without needing long-term care facilities.
All 40 patients with pressure ulcers healed within 1.5 months after starting the program.
Prescription medication usage dropped by an average of 0.79 medications per individual during the intervention.