Comparison of mortality and hospitalizations of older adults living in residential care facilities versus nursing homes or the community. A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Residential care facility may provide a transition between living at home and a nursing home for dependent older people or an alternative to nursing homes. The objective of this review was to compare mortality and hospitalizations of older adults living in residential care facilities with those living in nursing homes or in the community. We searched Medline, Scopus and Web of Science from inception to December 2022. Fifteen cohort studies with 6 months to 10 years of follow-up were included. The unadjusted relative risk (RR) of mortality was superior in nursing homes than in residential care facilities in 6 of 7 studies (from 1.3 to 1.68). Conversely, the unadjusted relative risk of hospitalizations was higher in residential care facilities in 6 studies (from 1.3 to 3.37). Studies conduct

SUBMITTER: Boucaud-Maitre D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10231833 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature