Background Understanding the factors related to workload, could help hospital at home
(HaH) managers to make decisions on the most appropriate and efficient use of the HaH …

This updated second edition of At Risk in America provides a detailed analysis of those key
population groups most vulnerable to disease and injury in the United States today …

Using data from the Channeling experiment, this article analyzes the factors associated with
the amount of formal and informal home care received by the disabled elderly. The amounts …

This investigation examined cognitive impairment as a predictor of the volume of community
services used by older adults. Predictors of service volume were selected according to the …

OBJECTIVES. The purpose of the study was to provide descriptive data about the
characteristics of home health clients, the services that nurses provide, and the outcomes of …

The nursing home case-mix classification system, Resource Utilization Groups Version III
(RUG-III), has been tested and refined for long-term home care clients. The study sample …

Aim. This paper reports a study comparing the characteristics of patients who use home care
services and those who are cared for in nursing homes, and identifying the factors that …

This research examines the influence of clinical provider characteristics, organizational
variables, and environmental complexity (EC) on home care nursing utilization as defined by …

Objective: To prospectively study the incidence of and risk factors for home health care
(HHC) use in a cohort of elderly medical and surgical patients discharged from acute care …

The purpose of this study was to identify, from routinely collected health care record data,
patient characteristics that describe home care clients' health care needs and explain …