Open AccessMedicaid Home Care Services and Survival in New York City
Author(s) -
Steven M. Albert,
Bridget Simone,
Andrea Brassard,
Yaakov Stern,
Richard Mayeux
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the gerontologist/the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/45.5.609
Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , gerontology , observational study , population , long term care , cohort , personal care , cohort study , nursing , family medicine , health care , environmental health , pathology , economics , economic growth
New York City's Medicaid Home Care Services Program provides an integrated program of housekeeping and personal assistance care along with regular nursing assessments. We sought to determine if this program of supportive care offers a survival benefit to older adults.