According to one report, four out-of-ten nursing home emergencies could be prevented with better community care

A new report from the Foundation for Health found that emergency admissions to hospital care facilities could be significantly reduced by increasing NHS support and providing better preventive care.1

The badysis revealed that 41% of emergency admissions in health care facilities involved preventable conditions that were potentially manageable, treatable or preventable outside a hospital setting, or that could have been caused by poor care or negligence. These conditions include chest infections, pressure ulcers and urinary tract infections.

Although only 2.8% of seniors live in a care home, they …