“…After assessing the mortality rate, some authors found no differences between NH and HCBS, either after adjusting for baseline variables (age, gender, race, education, race, education, marital status, length of stay, cognition, and comorbidity) [12] or when comparing patients receiving care at NH, HCBS or combined care [13]. Others found a higher mortality among those at NH [6,[14][15][16].…”