Factors associated with transfer from assisted living facilities to a nursing home: National Health Aging Trends Study 2011-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Residents of assisted living facilities (ALF) transfer to a nursing home when they require a higher level of care, but limited research has examined risk factors for transfer to a nursing home. The aims of this study were to identify (1) baseline factors associated with transfer to a nursing home and (2) time-varying factors associated with transfer to a nursing home over 8 years, using a national dataset from the National Health Aging Trends Study (NHATS).

Methods

NHATS participants were included in this study if they: (1) resided in ALF from Round 1 (2011) through Round 8 (2018); (2) completed the sample person (SP) interview at baseline; (3) were admitted to ALF at age 65 years or older. We conducted Cox proportional hazards regression to examine candidate pred

SUBMITTER: Son JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11560551 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature