Do Patients Retain their Family Physicians after Long-Term Care Entry? A Retrospective Cohort Study

Older adults value and benefit from the long-standing relationship they have with their family physicians. This dynamic has not been researched in a long-term care (LTC, ie, nursing home) setting. We sought to determine the proportion of LTC residents who retain their community family physician within the first 180  days of LTC, and the resident, physician, and LTC home factors that may influence retention.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Original Study Source Type: research