Medication Costs and Use of Older Americans in Assisted Living Settings: a Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assisted-living (AL) settings are an important residential care option for old and disabled Americans, but there are no national data characterizing medication use in AL.

Objective

To investigate medication costs and use of older adults living in the AL settings compared to those in the community, independent living, and nursing home settings.

Design

2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study; nationally representative cross-sectional study.

Paticipants

Respondents ≥ 65 years with Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage (n = 5980, representing 32.34 million older adults).

Measures

Total Part D medication costs; number of 30-day prescription fills; binary indicators for overall polypharmacy (≥ 5 and ≥ 10 concurrent medications), prescriptio

SUBMITTER: Lei L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905365 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature