Open AccessPredictors of Nursing Home Admission Among a Cohort of Homeless Older Adults Entering Emergency Shelter
Author(s) -
Thomas Byrne,
Jill S. Roncarati,
Daniel P. Miller
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001500
Subject(s) - medicine , medicaid , cohort , population , proportional hazards model , nursing homes , cohort study , gerontology , nursing , environmental health , health care , surgery , pathology , economics , economic growth
This study examined the extent and timing of nursing home admissions among older adults who had their first visit at an emergency shelter or re-entered after an extended absence. We assessed the relationships between demographic characteristics, health and behavioral health conditions, and health services utilization measures and the risk of nursing home admission.