Owens J, et al. - In patients eligible for Medicare and skilled nursing facility (SNF) discharge, short-term complication and readmission rates for SNF vs home discharge following total joint arthroplasty (TJA) were investigated. In this patient population, 30-day complication following TJA was most strongly predicted by SNF discharge, which was also identified to be an independent predictor of readmission following TJA.