TY - JOUR
AU - Freedman, Vicki A.
AB - Care Demands Ahead of Transitioning Into Residential Care Invited Commentary Invited Commentary Care Demands Ahead of Transitioning Into Residential Care— A Window Into Family Caregiving at Home Chanee D. Fabius, PhD, MA; Jennifer L. Wolff, PhD; Vicki A. Freedman, PhD In the US, family and unpaid caregivers are the primary source important implications for access, care quality, and experi- of assistance to older adults with care needs who are living in ences of care. The authors found that older adults who were the community. In addition, paid services and supports, such White less often transitioned to nursing homes than older as personal care and household assistance, may augment help adults who were Black or Hispanic. One notable barrier is cost, from family and unpaid care- which is frequently paid out of pocket and can be extraordi- narily high. Although there has been growth in the number of givers. Residential care set- Related article tings—including assisted liv- low-income and Medicaid-enrolled persons receiving care in ing and long-term nursing facilities—most often serve older assisted living facilities, such settings are primarily private pay adults with the most substantial care needs. and less accessible to older adults with fewer economic re- Because measures 
TI - Care Demands Ahead of Transitioning Into Residential Care—A Window Into Family Caregiving at Home
JF - JAMA Internal Medicine
DO - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.5490
DA - 2023-11-06
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-medical-association/care-demands-ahead-of-transitioning-into-residential-care-a-window-9p29FSHm7j
SP - 1304
EP - 1305
VL - 183
IS - 12
DP - DeepDyve
ER -