Providing Behavioral Health Services in Nursing Homes Is Difficult: Findings From a National Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Behavioral health (BH) disorders affect 65% to 90% of nursing home (NH) residents. Access to BH services in NHs has been generally considered inadequate, but the empirical evidence is sparse. We examined the availability of BH services and identified facility-level factors associated with the difficulty of providing BH services in NHs.

Design

A national random sample of 3996 NHs was identified. Two structured surveys with questions about BH service availability, quality, satisfaction, staffing, staff education, turnover, and service barriers were mailed to administrators and directors of nursing in each NH between July and December 2017.

Setting/participants

Completed surveys were obtained from 1079 NHs (27% response rate). Descriptive statistics and multiv

SUBMITTER: Orth J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6684493 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature