Article Publication Date:
4/17/2009
Summary:
To answer the question posed in the title, the authors studied HCBS spending and the availability of family members. Higher HCBS expenditures are found to be associated with lower risk of nursing home admission, but this association is statistically insignificant for older adults with living children. Doubling state HCBS expenditures would reduce the risk of nursing home admission among childless seniors by 35%.
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Aging/Older Adults
Sources:
Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
Programs/Initiatives:
N/A
States:
Keywords:
Long-Term Care
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Contact
Naoko Muramatsu
Associate Professor
University of Illinois School of Public Health
naoko@uic.edu
Phone:
312-996-5679
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51914