Recommendations for Medical and Mental Health Care in Assisted Living Based on an Expert Delphi Consensus Panel: A Consensus Statement.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Assisted living (AL) is the largest provider of residential long-term care in the US, and the morbidity of AL residents has been rising. However, AL is not a health care setting, and concern has been growing about residents' medical and mental health needs. No guidance exists to inform this care.

Objective

To identify consensus recommendations for medical and mental health care in AL and determine whether they are pragmatic.

Evidence review

A Delphi consensus statement study was conducted in 2021; as a separate effort, the extent to which the recommendations are reflected in practice was examined in data obtained from 2016 to 2021 (prepandemic). In the separate effort, data were from a 7-state study (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Penn

SUBMITTER: Zimmerman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10350914 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature