Nursing home admissions and long-stay conversions among persons with and without serious mental illness

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 286-304

  Aschbrenner, Kelly ^a   Grabowski, David C ^b   Cai, Shubing ^c   Bartels, Stephen J ^a   Mor, Vincent ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Olmstead decision; PASRR; Serious mental illness

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960482819     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2011.579511     Document Type: Article

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