Heart Failure–Related Mortality and Hospitalization in the Year Following Admission to a Long-Term Care Facility: The Geriatric Outcomes and Longitudinal Decline in Heart Failure (GOLD-HF) Study

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is common in long-term care facilities (LTCs). This study compared mortality and hospitalization rates and examined predictors of these outcomes among new LTC residents with and without HF. METHODS AND RESULTS: This prospective cohort study followed 546 newly admitted residents from 42 LTCs for up to 1 year. Health information was collected from participant and caregiver interviews, physicians' records, diagnostic …