Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Nathan Sumarsono, Rebecca L. Sudore, Alexander K. Smith, Steven Z. Pantilat, Wendy G. Anderson, Anil N. Makam
Summary: The study examines the availability of palliative care programs in long-term acute care hospitals in the United States, finding that while a significant number of hospitals have such programs, there is still a shortage of palliative care physicians in these settings.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yi-Cheng Chiang, Yin-Chia Hsieh, Fan Wu
Summary: The world is facing serious demographic aging, but long-term care institutions can enhance efficiency through the use of information and communication technology. The study shows that residents and caregivers have positively responded to the practicality and convenience of the system after the incorporation of information and communication technology.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Daisuke Miyamori, Shuhei Yoshida, Saori Kashima, Soichi Koike, Shinya Ishii, Masatoshi Matsumoto
Summary: Disasters have a significant impact on the discontinuation of long-term care services for older people, with affected individuals being twice as likely to discontinue LTC services compared to those not affected. Younger age and lower care needs are associated with a higher likelihood of discontinuation.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Natalia Arias-Casais, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Monica Rodrigues Perracini, Eunok Park, Lieve van den Block, Yuka Sumi, Ritu Sadana, Anshu Banerjee, Zee-A Han
Summary: This study aimed to identify and categorize long-term care interventions for older adults based on the WHO's public health framework. The interventions were diverse, targeting various settings and areas to address chronic conditions, loss of capacity, and functional decline. However, the majority of interventions reported in the literature were from high-income settings, indicating a lack of research from low-resource settings.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Kelly Birtwell, Claire Planner, Alexander Hodkinson, Alex Hall, Sally Giles, Stephen Campbell, Natasha Tyler, Maria Panagioti, Gavin Daker-White
Summary: This study aimed to assess the association between transitional care interventions and readmission rates and other outcomes for residents of LTCFs who are 65 years and older. The study found that transitional care interventions were associated with lower readmission rates but had no significant differences in other outcomes. Therefore, investment and promotion of transitional care interventions are important for residents of LTCFs.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Meghan Jenkins Morales, Stephanie A. Robert
Summary: This study examines the association between different care arrangements across the long-term care continuum and experiencing unmet care need consequences. The findings indicate that older adults receiving paid community care are more likely to experience unmet care needs compared to those receiving residential care or unpaid community care. These results emphasize the need to improve and expand paid care arrangements to meet the growing needs of older adults in the community.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Maria C. Inacio, Robert N. Jorissen, Virginie Gaget, David R. Tivey, Renuka Visvanathan, Guy J. Maddern
Summary: The utilization rate of government-subsidized diagnostic radiography services by Australian long-term care facility residents increased between 2009 and 2016. The utilization rate was associated with factors such as sex, age, dementia status, multiple health conditions, facility size, and location. There were geographical variations in the utilization of services.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Shuo-Chen Chien, Yu-Hung Chang, Chia-Ming Yen, Ying-Erh Chen, Chia-Chun Liu, Yu-Ping Hsiao, Ping-Yen Yang, Hong-Ming Lin, Xing-Hua Lu, I-Chien Wu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Hung-Yi Chiou, Ren-Hua Chung
Summary: Understanding the long-term care needs of cancer patients is crucial but understudied. This research uses machine learning algorithms to predict the services cancer patients may require, identifying key factors that influence these needs. The findings provide valuable insights for healthcare resource allocation and customized care interventions for cancer patients.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Eleanor S. McConnell, Tingzhong (Michelle) Xue, Cari R. Levy
Summary: This article provides an integrative review of 6 community care models developed within the US Department of Veterans Affairs to address the complex care needs of older adults. These models promote coordinated care, integrate behavioral health, and leverage interprofessional expertise.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Amar Sapra, Peter L. Jackson
Summary: Motivated by the potential growth of capacity markets, this study examines the integration of long- and short-term contracts in a capacity marketplace. The research finds that contractual arrangement can influence spot price volatility, and provides insights on manufacturer and supplier decisions and market equilibrium characteristics.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kotaro Ikeda, Shuhei Yoshida, Yuji Okazaki, Daisuke Miyamori, Saori Kashima, Shinya Ishii, Soichi Koike, Keishi Kanno, Masanori Ito, Masatoshi Matsumoto
Summary: This study investigated the impact of the 2018 Japan Floods on the level of care-need (LOC) of victims and non-victims. The findings showed that the likelihood of an increase in care-need was higher among victims compared to non-victims, indicating that natural disasters generate a greater demand for care services among older people, resulting in increased societal resources and costs.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mohamed Ismail, Shereen Hussein
Summary: Turkey is experiencing a rapid transition from an ageing to aged population, with increasing health and LTC unmet needs. Older people in Turkey face high levels of depression, loneliness, and co-morbidity, with the LTC and welfare systems relying heavily on families, especially women. A hierarchical model estimated LTC cost in Turkey to be 0.02% of GDP, considering high labour participation age range and low female employment levels.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hyun-Jung Kwon, Heaeun Oh, Jung Won Kong
Summary: This study examines the institutional factors that affect the employment of migrant care workers in the Korean long-term care market. The main obstacles to their employment include visa status, qualification requirements, wage regulation policies, and social security obligations. On-call jobs are found to be a promoting factor.
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Deniz Cetin-Sahin, Greta G. Cummings, Genevieve Gore, Isabelle Vedel, Mark Karanofsky, Phillippe Voyer, Brian Gore, Ovidiu Lungu, Machelle Wilchesky
Summary: This study aims to develop a taxonomy of interventions for reducing ED transfers and/or hospitalizations from LTC homes. The research included searching for experimental and comparative observational studies and using an inductive-deductive thematic analysis to identify intervention categories and components. Results showed six intervention categories and four components, with an increasing use of technology in interventions. The proposed taxonomy can guide future intervention designs and facilitate systematic reviews and precise effect size estimations.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Carrie Ho-Kwan Yam, Eng-Kiong Yeoh, Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Angel Hor-Yan Lai, Ethan Ming-Yin Ip, Tsz-Yu Chow, Kailu Wang
Summary: This study investigates the perspectives of voucher users and their carers towards a residential care service voucher scheme in Hong Kong. The design and implementation of the scheme have significant implications for its take-up and effectiveness. The study findings provide insights into the key features of the voucher scheme for residential care services and offer recommendations for its optimal design and implementation.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lacey Loomer, Ashvin Gandhi, Fangli Geng, David C. Grabowski
Summary: This study used a new data source, Caregiverlist, to collect private-pay prices for 12,000 nursing homes nationwide and found factors that affect prices.
MEDICAL CARE RESEARCH AND REVIEW
(2021)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
David C. Grabowski, Vincent Mor
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2020)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
David C. Grabowski, Karen E. Joynt Maddox
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2020)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Anne Tumlinson, William Altman, Jon Glaudemans, Howard Gleckman, David C. Grabowski
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2020)
Letter
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Scott A. Goldberg, Charles T. Pu, Ryan W. Thompson, Eden Mark, Thomas D. Sequist, David C. Grabowski
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2020)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Michael L. Barnett, Lissy Hu, Thomas Martin, David C. Grabowski
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2020)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Hannah R. Abrams, Lacey Loomer, Ashvin Gandhi, David C. Grabowski
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2020)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Joseph G. Ouslander, David C. Grabowski
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kelsi Carolan, David C. Grabowski, Ateev Mehrotra, Laura A. Hatfield
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2020)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Brian E. McGarry, Gillian K. SteelFisher, David C. Grabowski, Michael L. Barnett
JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
David C. Grabowski
Summary: Nursing homes in the United States often lack adequate nursing staff and a homelike environment, which was further exacerbated during the pandemic. The main reasons for these issues are the low reimbursement from state Medicaid payment systems and the lack of government accountability for how nursing homes spend their funding. To address these problems, reforms are needed in the payment system and oversight of nursing home expenditures.
INNOVATION IN AGING
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Brian E. McGarry, David C. Grabowski
Summary: Although some states have concerns about the woodwork effect, our study shows that expanding Medicaid HCBS does not lead to increased enrollment. Instead, it is associated with reduced nursing home population and institutional Medicaid LTSS spending. Each dollar directed to HCBS leads to $0.26 savings from decreased nursing home use, allowing states to serve more LTSS recipients at a lower cost.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bruce Pyenson, David C. Grabowski
AMERICAN HEALTH AND DRUG BENEFITS
(2020)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Michael L. Barnett, Karen E. Joynt Maddox, E. John Orav, David C. Grabowski, Arnold M. Epstein
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2020)
Article
Gerontology
Hari Sharma, Marcelo Coca Perraillon, Rachel M. Werner, David C. Grabowski, R. Tamara Konetzka
JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY
(2020)
