Predictors of nursing home conveyances to emergency department

Unstable hemodynamics and falls were among the leading factors for nursing home conveyances to the emergency department, which highlights the need to implement better fall prevention strategies and standardized parameters monitoring in nursing homes. Future research should focus on outcomes of conveyances and the characteristics of nursing home with higher conveyance rates. This would aid to assess the appropriateness of conveyances and to identify strategies to decrease preventable conveyances.