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Comparative Study
. 2010 Jan-Feb;29(1):65-73.
doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0003.

Elderly hispanics more likely to reside in poor-quality nursing homes

Mary L Fennell  1 , Zhanlian Feng, Melissa A Clark, Vincent Mor
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Comparative Study

Elderly hispanics more likely to reside in poor-quality nursing homes

Mary L Fennell et al. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

The proportion of Hispanics age sixty-five and older who are living in nursing homes rose from 5 percent in 2000 to 6.4 percent in 2005. Although segregation in nursing homes seems to have declined slightly, elderly Hispanics are more likely than their non-Hispanic white peers to reside in nursing homes that are characterized by severe deficiencies in performance, understaffing, and poor care.

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Exhibit 2
Exhibit 2. Distribution Of U.S. Nursing Homes, By Percentage Of Hispanic Residents, 2000 And 2005
Source Nursing home resident assessment instrument Minimum Data Set, 2000 and 2005. Note N = 5,179.
Exhibit 4
Exhibit 4. Hispanics' Likelihood Of Residing In Poor-Performing U.S. Nursing Homes
Sources Nursing home resident assessment instrument Minimum Data Set (MDS), 2000 and 2005; Online Survey, Certification, and Reporting (OSCAR) database, 2000 and 2005. Notes N = 136. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). S-S is scope-severity. RN is registered nurse. LL/UL is lower limit/upper limit. CI is confidence interval.
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