Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of data from the National Hospital Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) to determine fall trends over time by examining changes in …

In the midst of a 'care crisis', attention has turned again to families who are viewed both as
untapped care resources and as disappearing ones. Within this apparent …

Objectives To measure the association between spousal depression, general health, fatigue
and sleep, and future care recipient healthcare expenditures and emergency department …

Background Frail older adults are increasingly expected to self-manage their health and
healthcare. We assessed the extent to which this group is able to take up this responsibility …

Background/Objectives Social support can prevent or delay long‐term nursing home
placement (NHP). The purpose of our study was to understand how the availability of a …

Background The identification of contextual factors that modify associations between client
frailty and their health and service use outcomes is essential for informed home health care …

Abstract Background and Objectives We examine trends in informal care from the
perspective of both community-dwelling disabled older Americans and their caregivers from …

Abstract Background and Objectives Screening for functional disability is a promising
strategy to identify high-need older adults. We compare 2 disability measures, activities of …

For informal caregivers in certain demographic groups, the tradeoff between childcare and
informal care may be as significant as the tradeoff between informal care and labor supply …

The study compared care source typologies for older adults in China and the United States.
Data from the 2014 US Health and Retirement Study and the 2013 China Health and …