Persistent geographic variations in availability and quality of nursing home care in the United States: 1996 to 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Availability of nursing home care has declined and national efforts have been initiated to improve the quality of nursing home care in the U.S. Yet, data are limited on whether there are geographic variations in declines of availability and quality of nursing home care, and whether variations persist over time. We sought to assess geographic variation in availability and quality of nursing home care.

Methods

Retrospective study using Medicaid/Medicare-certified nursing home data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 1996-2016. Outcomes were 1) availability of all nursing home care (1996-2016), measured by the number of Medicaid/Medicare-certified beds for a given county per 100,000 population aged ≥65 years, regardless of nursing home star rating; 2)

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6460800 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature