Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy in long-term care facilities: a systematic review

N Jokanovic, ECK Tan, MJ Dooley… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of the study was to investigate the prevalence of, and factors
associated with, polypharmacy in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Methods MEDLINE …

Does private equity investment in healthcare benefit patients? Evidence from nursing homes

A Gupta, ST Howell, C Yannelis… - Evidence from Nursing …, 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
The past two decades have seen a rapid increase in Private Equity (PE) investment in
healthcare, a sector in which intensive government subsidy and market frictions could lead …

The disproportionate impact of dementia on family and unpaid caregiving to older adults

JD Kasper, VA Freedman, BC Spillman, JL Wolff - Health affairs, 2015 - healthaffairs.org
The number of US adults ages sixty-five and older who are living with dementia is
substantial and expected to grow, raising concerns about the demands that will be placed …

Implementation considerations of deprescribing interventions: a sco** review

J Wang, JY Shen, Y Conwell… - Journal of internal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Over half of older adults experience polypharmacy, including medications that may be
inappropriate or unnecessary. Deprescribing, which is the process of discontinuing or …

The forgotten middle: Many middle-income seniors will have insufficient resources for housing and health care

CF Pearson, CC Quinn, S Loganathan, AR Datta… - Health …, 2019 - healthaffairs.org
As people age and require more assistance with daily living and health needs, a range of
housing and care options is available. Over the past four decades the market for seniors …

State variability in the prevalence and healthcare utilization of assisted living residents with dementia

KS Thomas, W Zhang, PY Cornell… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES Almost 1 million older and disabled adults who require long‐term care reside
in assisted living (AL), approximately 40% of whom have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease …

Does paid family leave reduce nursing home use? The California experience

K Arora, DA Wolf - Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The intent of Paid Family Leave (PFL) is to make it financially easier for individuals
to take time off from paid work to care for children and seriously ill family members. Given the …

Suicide risk in long‐term care facilities: A systematic review

B Mezuk, A Rock, MC Lohman… - International journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Suicide risk is highest in later life; however, little is known about the risk of suicide
among older adults in long‐term care facilities (eg, nursing homes and assisted living …

Connecting policy to licensed assisted living communities, introducing health services regulatory analysis

L Smith, P Carder, T Bucy, J Winfree… - Health services …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To document dementia‐relevant state assisted living regulations and their
changes over time as they pertain to licensed care settings. Data Sources For all states …

Increasing prevalence of assisted living as a substitute for private‐pay long‐term nursing care

BC Silver, DC Grabowski, PL Gozalo… - Health Services …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Given the tremendous growth in assisted living (AL) over the past 20 years, it is
important to understand how expansion has affected the demand for long‐term care (LTC) …