Background Over the past decade, medical care has shifted from institutions into home
settings—particularly among persons with dementia. Yet it is unknown how home‐based …

Abstract Background and Objectives Identifying and meeting the needs of family and unpaid
caregivers (hereafter,“caregivers”) during home health (HH) can improve outcomes for …

Abstract Background/Objectives The majority of end‐of‐life (EOL) caregiving is provided by
unpaid family members. An increasing number of older adults are kinless (without close …

Abstract Background In Medicare‐funded home health care (HHC), one in three patients has
cognitive impairment (CI), but little is known about the care intensity they receive in this …

Objective To quantify racial, ethnic, and income‐based disparities in home health (HH)
patients' functional improvement within and between HH agencies (HHAs). Data Sources …

Introduction The objective of this study was to identify home health utilization factors
associated with successful discharge to community after home health care for patients with …

Background: Medicare home health could be leveraged to care for those near the end of life
(EOL), especially for those who cannot access nor desire the Medicare hospice benefit. It is …

Background: Home health agencies (HHAs) are often affiliated with hospice agencies and
commonly care for patients with serious illness within the Medicare program. HHAs may …

Objectives Dying in a hospital is highly stressful for older adults and families. Persons with
dementia who are hospitalized are particularly vulnerable to negative outcomes. The …

Background: We sought to examine sociodemographic and clinical characteristics present
on admission to HHC associated with discharge to hospice. Methods: We used a 5 …