A beta-lactam antibiotic and first-generation cephalosporin with bactericidal activity. Cefazolin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.
This incentive is reflected in the drop in average hospital length-of-stay among the elderly from 10.7 days in 1980 to 6.1 days in 1999.1. As hospital length-of-stay fell, the role of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), home health agencies, and other postacute care providers expanded.
But we also know from data from the CMS that the average stay for a Medicare rehabilitation patient is about 23 days. 1  Number of nursing homes: 16,100. 2  Number of beds: 1.7 million. 3  Occupancy rate: 86.3 percent. 4  Number of current residents: 1.5 million (88.3% were aged 65 years and older and 45.2% were aged 85 years and older)