Distribution of African Americans in Residential Care/Assisted Living and Nursing Homes

More Evidence of Racial Disparity

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ID11019461
AutoresDaniel L Howard (0000-0001-9809-8197, Daniel L. Howard and Persephone J. Taylor are with the Department of Natural and Physical Sciences, Environmental Science Program, Shaw University, Raleigh, NC. Philip D. Sloane is with the Department of Family Medicine and Sheryl Zimmerman is with the School of Social Work, and both are with the Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. J. Kevin Eckert is with the Department of Sociology and...), Philip D Sloane (0000-0002-7194-4995, Daniel L. Howard and Persephone J. Taylor are with the Department of Natural and Physical Sciences, Environmental Science Program, Shaw University, Raleigh, NC. Philip D. Sloane is with the Department of Family Medicine and Sheryl Zimmerman is with the School of Social Work, and both are with the Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. J. Kevin Eckert is with the Department of Sociology and...), Sheryl Zimmerman (Daniel L. Howard and Persephone J. Taylor are with the Department of Natural and Physical Sciences, Environmental Science Program, Shaw University, Raleigh, NC. Philip D. Sloane is with the Department of Family Medicine and Sheryl Zimmerman is with the School of Social Work, and both are with the Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. J. Kevin Eckert is with the Department of Sociology and...), J Kevin Eckert (0000-0001-9259-5926, Daniel L. Howard and Persephone J. Taylor are with the Department of Natural and Physical Sciences, Environmental Science Program, Shaw University, Raleigh, NC. Philip D. Sloane is with the Department of Family Medicine and Sheryl Zimmerman is with the School of Social Work, and both are with the Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. J. Kevin Eckert is with the Department of Sociology and...), Joan F Walsh (Daniel L. Howard and Persephone J. Taylor are with the Department of Natural and Physical Sciences, Environmental Science Program, Shaw University, Raleigh, NC. Philip D. Sloane is with the Department of Family Medicine and Sheryl Zimmerman is with the School of Social Work, and both are with the Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. J. Kevin Eckert is with the Department of Sociology and...), Verita C Buie (Daniel L. Howard and Persephone J. Taylor are with the Department of Natural and Physical Sciences, Environmental Science Program, Shaw University, Raleigh, NC. Philip D. Sloane is with the Department of Family Medicine and Sheryl Zimmerman is with the School of Social Work, and both are with the Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. J. Kevin Eckert is with the Department of Sociology and...), Verita Buie (Cartes Bancaires (France)), Persephone J Taylor (Daniel L. Howard and Persephone J. Taylor are with the Department of Natural and Physical Sciences, Environmental Science Program, Shaw University, Raleigh, NC. Philip D. Sloane is with the Department of Family Medicine and Sheryl Zimmerman is with the School of Social Work, and both are with the Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. J. Kevin Eckert is with the Department of Sociology and...), Gary G Koch (Daniel L. Howard and Persephone J. Taylor are with the Department of Natural and Physical Sciences, Environmental Science Program, Shaw University, Raleigh, NC. Philip D. Sloane is with the Department of Family Medicine and Sheryl Zimmerman is with the School of Social Work, and both are with the Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. J. Kevin Eckert is with the Department of Sociology and...)
Año2002
Volumen92
Número8
Páginas1272-1277
Fecha de publicación2002-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.92.8.1272
PMID12144983
OpenAlexW2116147985
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15
Referencias citadas10

Objectives. In this study, we examined racial separation in long-term care. Methods. We used a survey of a stratified sample of 181 residential care/assisted living (RC/AL) facilities and 39 nursing homes in 4 states. Results. Most African Americans resided in nursing homes and smaller RC/AL facilities and tended to be concentrated in a few predominantly African American facilities, whereas the vast majority of Whites resided in predominantly White facilities. Facilities housing African Americans tended to be located in rural, nonpoor, African American communities, to admit individuals with mental retardation and difficulty in ambulating, and to have lower ratings of cleanliness/maintenance and lighting. Conclusions. These racial disparities may result from economic factors, exclusionary practices, or resident choice. Whether separation relates to inequities in care is undetermined. (Am J Public Health. 2002;92:1272–1277)

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