To examine the association between individual characteristics and type of initial long-term services and supports (LTSS) among older adults receiving Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) or nursing home (NH) care.
Approximately one-third of older Americans experience a nursing home (NH) stay within 3 months of death, but it is unclear how NH characteristics influence end-of-life care. We investigated associations between NH characteristics and hospice use.
This paper provides an exploration of the facility assessment process in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC), emphasizing the critical role of the medical director.
To investigate associations between objective and subjective hearing assessments, cognitive function, and brain atrophy in older adults, which are currently insufficiently understood.
Patients admitted to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for short-term rehabilitation after hospitalization often feel unprepared to return home and may appeal discharge dates set by SNFs and/or insurers. There are additional concerns that Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers may be more aggressive about dischar...
Health care environments—particularly the built environment—can function like health care interventions, achieving medicine-like effects that shape the lived experience of persons in long-term care (LTC). Despite a growing body of evidence-based design research illustrating the clinical and behavioral infl...
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