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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedMao Y, Li Y, McGarry B
Home time and state regulations among Medicare beneficiaries in assisted living communities.
The objectives of this study were to assess variation in home time among assisted living (AL) residents in the year following admission and to examine associations with state regulations for direct care workers (DCW) training and staffing and for licensed nurse staffing. The study sample included new Medicare beneficiary residents in over 12,000 AL facilities. Findings showed that home time varied substantially among AL residents depending on resident characteristics and state-level regulatory specificity; residents eligible for Medicare and Medicaid had shorter home time than the Medicare-only residents. The authors concluded that their findings could guide AL operators and state legislators toward improvements in this important quality of life metric.
AHRQ-funded; HS026893.
Citation: Mao Y, Li Y, McGarry B .
Home time and state regulations among Medicare beneficiaries in assisted living communities.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2024 Mar; 72(3):742-52. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18709..
Keywords: Medicare, Policy, Long-Term Care, Quality of Life
Rocke DJ, Beumer HW, Taylor DH, Jr.
Physician and patient and caregiver health attitudes and their effect on Medicare resource allocation for patients with advanced cancer.
The investigators sought to determine how baseline attitudes toward quality vs quantity of life affect end-of-life resource allocation. They found that, compared with patients and caregivers, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery (OHNS) physician allocations differed significantly in all 15 benefit categories except home care. They concluded that understanding the effect of baseline attitudes is important for effective end-of-life discussions.
AHRQ-funded; HS018360.
Citation: Rocke DJ, Beumer HW, Taylor DH, Jr. .
Physician and patient and caregiver health attitudes and their effect on Medicare resource allocation for patients with advanced cancer.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Jun;140(6):497-503. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.494.
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Keywords: Cancer, Caregiving, Medicare, Palliative Care, Provider: Physician, Quality of Life