Constructing a Measure of Private-pay Nursing Home Days.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nursing home (NH) care is financed through multiple sources. Although Medicaid is the predominant payer for NH care, over 20% of residents pay out-of-pocket for their care. Despite this large percentage, an accepted measure of private-pay NH occupancy has not been established and little is known about the types of facilities and the long-term care markets that cater to this population.

Objectives

To describe 2 novel measures of private-pay utilization in the NH setting, including the proportion of privately financed residents and resident days, and examine their construct validity.

Design

Retrospective descriptive analysis of US NHs in 2007-2009.

Measures

We used Medicare claims, Medicare Enrollment records, and the Minimum Data Set to create measure

SUBMITTER: Thomas KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5718979 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature