Course Description:

Rehabilitation professionals have an important role in helping older adults transition from hospitals to the community. This course will evaluate contemporary evidence linking impairments in physical function with hospital readmissions and provide actionable strategies rehabilitation professionals can employ to address these factors within medically vulnerable older adult populations. This course will also evaluate how social and environmental contextual factors influence rehabilitation outcomes for older adults and how geriatric rehabilitation specialists can help patients overcome these barriers. Overall, this course will provide a roadmap for examination, evaluation, and management of older adults transitioning through the posthospital continuum of care—all critical skills for the geriatric specialist.