Assisted living (AL) has existed in the United States for decades, evolving in response to older adults’ need for supportive care and distaste for nursing homes and older models of congregate care. AL is state-regulated, provides at least 2 meals a...
To reach consensus on a minimum list of long-term care (LTC) interventions to be included in a service package delivered through universal health coverage (UHC).
Motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR) is a recently proposed predementia syndrome characterized by subjective cognitive impairment and slow gait. We aim to assess the cardiovascular and noncardiovascular factors associated with MCR.
Although descriptions of family involvement in residential long-term care (RLTC) are available in the scientific literature, how family involvement is optimized in nursing homes or assisted living settings remains underexplored. During the facility...
The complex care needs of frail older persons living at home is a major challenge for health care systems worldwide. One possible solution is to employ a primary care physician (PCP) with additional geriatric expertise. In the Netherlands, elderly...
The diverse array of individuals who receive long-term services and supports share one common experience, which is the need for assistance with personal care and/or other daily activities. The direct care workers (including nursing assistants, home...
One in 5 US adults (53 million people) provide long-term care to persons who are aging, disabled, and chronically ill.1 This informal workforce—referred to as family caregivers—perform medical tasks, help with activities of daily living, prepare...
To examine the association between hospice/staffing regulations in residential care or assisted living (RC/AL) and hospice utilization among a national cohort of Medicare decedents residing in RC/AL at least 1 day during the last month of life, and...
Orthogeriatrics (a holistic and multidisciplinary shared-care approach for older trauma patients) is increasingly embraced as a promising collaborative care model by both medical and surgical health care providers (HCPs) to improve outcomes in this...
Long-term services and supports (LTSS), including care received at home and in residential settings such as nursing homes, are highly racially segregated; Black, Indigenous, and persons of color (BIPOC) users have less access to quality care and...
