A Higher Proportion of Home Care Recipients Experience Nonhip Fractures Than Long-Term Care Residents

Fractures pose a significant burden to the health, quality of life, and mortality of older adults residing in long-term care (LTC)1,2 or receiving home care (HC) services.3 The costs associated with fractures in Canada are $274 million and $1.03 billion in HC and LTC, respectively.4
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research