Low ZY, et al. - Because residential respite is an important support for many older community-dwelling Australians and their caregivers, researchers investigated the comparative outcomes of hospital admission between permanent residential aged care facility (RACF) residents and residential respite residents in this retrospective study. From 4,575 admissions for permanent RACF residents, 166 admissions from residential respite and 332 matched RACF controls were identified. Compared with matched RACF controls, respite patients had a significantly higher prevalence of in-hospital fall and delirium. There were no significant differences in Medical Emergency Team-call and pressure injury rates. While residential respite recipients are a minority of total residential aged care admissions, they are at high risk of poor outcomes. For this vulnerable cohort, prospective identification and timely intervention may improve the quality of care.