Background Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are often places where persons with complex
health needs that cannot be met in a community setting, reside and are cared for until death …

Background: Depression in nursing facilities is widespread and has been historically under-
recognized and inadequately treated. Many interventions have targeted depression among …

Objective Advance knowledge about the characteristics of nursing home residents admitted
directly from home. Methods The Minimum Data Set (MDS) for all free-standing, certified …

Objective: Long-term care (LTC) homes (“nursing homes”) were challenged during the first
year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The objective of this study was to measure the …

Based on self-determination theory, this study examined the relationship between leisure
activities, motivation, and adjustment to institutional living by older adults who live in nursing …

Objectives To describe the trajectories in the first year after individuals are admitted to long-
term care nursing homes. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting US long-term care …

Context With an ageing population, there is an increased demand on public health services
and on long-term-care facilities. It is not uncommon for frail and elderly patients to spend …

How do patient and provider incentives affect mode and cost of long-term care? Our analysis
of 1 million nursing home stays yields three main insights. First, Medicaid-covered residents …

Introduction This study investigates the relationship between gender, the likelihood of
discharge from institutional long-term care (LTC) facilities, and post-discharge living …

Objective To examine the association between the generosity of Medicaid home‐and
community‐based services (HCBS) and the likelihood of community discharge among …