Quality of post-acute care in skilled nursing facilities that disproportionately serve black and hispanic patients

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 689-697

  Rivera Hernandez, Maricruz ^a   Rahman, Momotazur ^a   Mukamel, Dana B ^b   Mor, Vincent ^a,c   Trivedi, Amal N ^a,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare beneficiaries; Racial and ethnic disparities; Racial segregation; Rehospitalization rates; Site of care

Indexed keywords

ACUTELY ILL PATIENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; RACIAL SEGREGATION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; SUBACUTE CARE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SUBACUTE CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85065543368     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly089     Document Type: Article

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