Long-term services and supports (LTSS), including care received at home and in residential
settings such as nursing homes, are highly racially segregated; Black, Indigenous, and …

Background Advancing health equity requires more contextualised evidence. Objectives To
synthesise published evidence using an existing framework on the origins of health …

Abstract Objectives Quality of life (QoL) of nursing home (NH) residents is critical, yet
understudied, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our objective was to examine …

Abstract Background Physician Orders for Life‐Sustaining Treatment (POLST) are
commonly used for nursing home (NH) residents. Treatment orders differ across race and …

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected over 414 million people
worldwide with 5.8 million deaths, as of February 2022. Telemedicine-based interventions to …

The number of Americans aged 65 years or older is expected to increase in the coming
decades. Because the risk for disability increases with age, more persons will need long …

Background Maximizing quality of life (QoL) is a major goal of care for people with dementia
in nursing homes (NHs). Social determinants are critical for residents' QoL. However, similar …

Background: Approximately one-quarter of all deaths in the United States occur in nursing
homes (NHs). Palliative care has the potential to improve NH end-of-life care, but more …

Racial/ethnic composition of nursing home (NH) plays a particularly important role in NH
quality. A key methodological issue is defining when an NH serves a low versus high …

Objectives Among nursing home (NH) residents with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-
related dementias (AD/ADRD), racial/ethnic disparities in quality of care exist. However, little …