Discharge of Individuals with Mental Illness from Post-Acute/Long-Term Care Settings

The number of individuals with mental illnesses (MI) admitted to SNFs and ALCs is disproportionately high and has doubled (6.5% to 12.4%) since 2000. Barriers to PALTC discharge may be exacerbated in patients with mental illness (MI), due to increased medical, psychiatric, housing, and social needs. The amount, scope, and findings of empirical evidence on discharge trajectories, barriers/facilitators, and post-discharge outcomes in PALTC patients with MI remain unclear. We conducted a scoping review of U.S.