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. 1999 Jul-Aug;18(4):146-55.
doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.18.4.146.

Where are the missing elders? The decline in nursing home use, 1985 and 1995

C E Bishop  1
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Where are the missing elders? The decline in nursing home use, 1985 and 1995

C E Bishop. Health Aff (Millwood). 1999 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Findings from the 1995 National Nursing Home Survey suggest that elderly Americans are reducing their use of nursing home care. The numbers reflect a change in the role of the nursing home, as defined in this survey. By 1995 nursing facilities were increasingly focusing on patients with greater disability and postacute care needs. Preferred alternatives, most notably home-delivered care and assisted living, were likely filling the gap left by declining nursing home use. Better population-based studies are needed to track emerging trends and ascertain whether elders with disabilities are receiving the care they need. Such data could inform development of better public and private financing strategies for long-term care.

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  • Where are the missing nursing homes?
    Rhoades JA. Rhoades JA. Health Aff (Millwood). 2000 Sep-Oct;19(5):249-50. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.19.5.249-a. Health Aff (Millwood). 2000. PMID: 10992679 No abstract available.

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