The Use, Cost, and Economic Burden of Nursing-Home Care in 1985
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9099203 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Rice (0000-0002-4367-0202, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1133-1147 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-198912000-00005 |
| PMID | 2512461 |
| OpenAlex | W2051114048 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
Nursing-home expenses constitute one of the greatest financial risks for elderly Americans. This study, based largely on the 1985 National Nursing-Home Survey, examines the economic burden posed by nursing-home care during 1985. The results indicate that nursing-home expenses constitute by far the largest out-of-pocket burden of all health care services. It was found that nursing-home care expenses constituted 82.5% of the out-of-pocket expenditures among the elderly who incurred $3,000 or more in such expenditures during 1985. Surprisingly, though, it was found that the frequency in which those in nursing homes "spend-down" their assets and income, thus becoming eligible for Medicaid, is much lower than others have calculated. This may be due in part to the fact that a large proportion of the elderly are already eligible for Medicaid when they begin their nursing-home stays
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Family medicine · Health care · Medicaid · Nursing homes · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Nursing
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 1998 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |