Evidence to Inform Policy and Practice: Mechanisms to Address Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Nursing Home Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Abundant evidence documents racial/ethnic disparities in access, quality of care, and quality of life (QoL) among nursing home (NH) residents who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) compared with White residents. BIPOC residents are more likely to be admitted to lower quality NHs and to experience worse outcomes. Yet, little is known about processes for differences in QoL among residents receiving care in high-proportion BIPOC NHs. This study presents an examination of the processes for racial/ethnic disparities in QoL in high-proportion BIPOC facilities while highlighting variability in QoL between these facilities.

Research design and methods

Guided by the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Framework and the Zubritsky f

SUBMITTER: Shippee TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9273400 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature