Background: The population of older adults in long-term care (LTC) is expected to increase
considerably in the near future. An understanding of the prevalence of psychiatric disorders …

Long-term care resources would be allocated more cost-effectively if care planning and
medical/functional eligibility decisions were grounded more firmly in extant evidence …

In this study, the authors tested the relation between loneliness and subsequent admission
to a nursing home over a 4-year time period in a sample of approximately 3,000 rural older …

Article abstract-We monitored 11 patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) who
entered nursing homes over a 5-year period and assessed chronicity of nursing home care …

The purpose of this study was to examine behavioral differences between for-profit (FP) and
not-for-profit (NFP) nursing homes. Previous studies have failed to establish consistent …

Background. As the population ages, a greater demand for long-term care services and, in
particular, nursing homes is expected. Policy analysts continue to search for alternative, less …

Purpose: This study determined overall risk and predictors of long-term nursing home
admission within the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Design and …

Older emergency department (ED) patients have complex medical, social, and physical
problems. We established a program at four ED sites to improve case finding of at‐risk older …

Objective: The study examined 1999–2005 data on first-time nursing home admissions of
individuals with mental illness, dementia, or both to identify trends and characteristics …

Purpose: This study presents an analysis of the influence of consumers' predisposing,
enabling, and need characteristics on the utilization of long-term care (LTC) services in …