Journal article
Alzheimer's Disease And Nursing Homes
Health affairs (Millwood, Va.), Vol.33(4), pp.650-657
04/01/2014
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1268
PMCID: PMC5767317
PMID: 24711327
Abstract
Close to two-thirds of all US nursing home residents have some type of cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's disease, and the quality of care and quality of life of these people has long been called into question. In this overview we first clarify the ongoing importance of nursing home care for people with Alzheimer's, even as policy makers "rebalance" long-term supports and services with home and community-based programs. We next identify the components of optimal care for people with Alzheimer's in nursing homes, and we highlight care innovations already in use. Finally, we summarize policy-relevant challenges to implementing best practices and innovations and explore potential policy solutions. Federal and state policy makers have a critical role to play in ensuring that nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease have access to the appropriate, high-quality care that they and their families expect.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Alzheimer's Disease And Nursing Homes
- Creators
- Joseph E. Gaugler - University of MinnesotaFang Yu - University of MinnesotaHeather W. Davila - University of MinnesotaTetyana Shippee - University of Minnesota
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health affairs (Millwood, Va.), Vol.33(4), pp.650-657
- Publisher
- Project Hope
- DOI
- 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1268
- PMID
- 24711327
- PMCID
- PMC5767317
- ISSN
- 0278-2715
- eISSN
- 2694-233X
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- KL2RR033182 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) 1KL2RR033182-02 / National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359853902771
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