The Effects of Housing Cost Burden and Housing Tenure on Moves to a Nursing Home Among Low- and Moderate-Income Older Adults.
DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Results suggest that older renters with HCB are most likely to experience unnecessary nursing home placement. The growing population of older renters experiencing HCB may not only signal a housing crisis, but may also challenge national efforts to shift long-term care away from nursing homes and toward community-based alternatives.
PMID: 32542373 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Gerontologist - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jenkins Morales M, Robert SA Tags: Gerontologist Source Type: research