Hospitalization of nursing home residents with cognitive impairments: The influence of organizational features and state policies

Gerontologist

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 447-456

  Gruneir, Andrea ^a   Miller, Susan C ^a   Intrator, Orna ^a   Mor, Vincent ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care; Medicaid; Medicare; Nursing homes; Risk of hospitalization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34548667229     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/47.4.447     Document Type: Article

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