Home health services for minorities in urban and rural areas with Alzheimer's and related dementia
Home Health Care Serv Q. 2023 Apr 27:1-17. doi: 10.1080/01621424.2023.2206368. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTimely access and continuum of care in older adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD) is critical. This is a retrospective study on Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with ADRD diagnosis discharged to home with home health care following an episode of acute hospitalization. Our sample included 262,525 patients. White patients in rural areas have significantly higher odds of delay (odds ratio [OR], 1.03; 95% CI, 1.01-1.06). Black patients in urban areas (OR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.12-1.19) and Hispani...
Source: Home Health Care Services Quarterly - May 2, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Amol M Karmarkar Indrakshi Roy Taylor Lane Stefany Shaibi Julie A Baldwin Amit Kumar Source Type: research