Homeless Veterans in Nursing Homes: Care for Complex Medical, Substance Use, and Social Needs.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The homeless population is aging, and their use of nursing homes is not well understood. We compared comorbidities (substance use, mental health conditions, and physical illness) and nursing home measures (source of admission, length of stay, and mortality in the facility) of veterans who were homeless, at risk for being homeless, or stably housed in the year prior to admission.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis.

Setting and participants

All veterans admitted to a nursing home between January 2010 and December 2016 and their housing status in the year prior to their nursing home admission.

Measurements

Adjusted relative risks (ARRs) for the association between housing status, comorbidities, and nursing home measures.

Results

Veterans who were ho

SUBMITTER: Jutkowitz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6743476 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature