Supports and gaps in federal policy for addressing racial and ethnic disparities among long-term care facility residents

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 354-370

  Mauldin, Rebecca L ^a   Lee, Kathy ^a   Tang, Weizhou ^b   Herrera, Sarah ^a   Williams, Antwan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted living; institutional care; public policy; race and racial disparities; skilled nursing homes; United States

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MINORITY HEALTH; NURSING HOME; PRIVATE SECTOR; RACE; RESIDENT; SOCIAL WORKER; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MINORITY GROUP; PUBLIC POLICY;

AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MINORITY GROUPS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85085905370     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2020.1758270     Document Type: Article

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