Trends in Serious Mental Illness in US Assisted Living Compared to Nursing Homes and the Community: 2007-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Little is known about the prevalence of serious mental illness (SMI) in assisted living (AL) communities in the United States. Trends in the prevalence of SMI in AL communities were examined over time and in relationship to characteristics such as dual eligibility and health conditions. Within- and between-state variability of SMI in AL was also examined.

Design

Samples of Medicare beneficiaries who lived in the 48 contiguous states were created: individuals who resided in the community, in a nursing home (NH), and in an AL community on December 31st of each year (2007-2017). We conducted univariate analysis to display the trends in SMI over time in AL compared with NHs and the community. To demonstrate intrastate variability, we examined the prevalence of SMI for

SUBMITTER: Hua CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7972995 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature