Higher Level of Obesity Is Associated with Intensive Personal Care Assistance in the Nursing Home

To examine whether higher obesity level was associated with extensive staffing assistance (from 2 or more persons) for completing activities of daily living (ADL) among older nursing home residents.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - June 20, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Cyrus M. Kosar, Kali S. Thomas, Pedro L. Gozalo, Vincent Mor Tags: Original Study - Brief Report Source Type: research