The relationship between older americans act in-home services and low-care residents in nursing homes

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 250-260

  Thomas, Kali S ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

home and community based services; long term care; nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES; HOME CARE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES;

AGED; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MEDICAID; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898994759     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264313513611     Document Type: Article

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