One accurate measurement is worth 1000 expert opinions—Assessing quality care in assisted living

David, Daniel; Brody, Abraham A.

doi:10.1111/jgs.18284

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“…Home time has been shown to be a meaningful and a robust patient‐centered outcome on its own but is also associated with other outcome measures (e.g., self‐rated health, mobility impairment, and depression), 15 and with consumers' online satisfaction reports 18 . Although this measure is not without controversy, 19 it is one of the few available aggregate metrics reflecting what is important to AL residents, that is, ability to age in place while remaining in a relatively stable health 20 . To date, there has been only one study of home time in ALs, focusing largely on its association with residents' online reviews 18 …”

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“…18 Although this measure is not without controversy, 19 it is one of the few available aggregate metrics reflecting what is important to AL residents, that is, ability to age in place while remaining in a relatively stable health. 20 To date, there has been only one study of home time in ALs, focusing largely on its association with residents' online reviews. 18 Unlike nursing homes, uniform measures allowing comparisons between lower and higher quality ALs are largely absent.…”

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Home time and state regulations among Medicare beneficiaries in assisted living communities

Mao,

Li,

McGarry

et al. 2023

J American Geriatrics Society

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BackgroundHome time is an important patient‐centric quality metric, which has been largely unexamined among assisted living (AL) residents. Our objectives were to assess variation in home time among AL residents in the year following admission and to examine the associations with state regulations for direct care workers (DCW) training and staffing and for licensed nurse staffing.MethodsMedicare beneficiaries who entered AL communities in 2018 were identified, and their home time in the year following admission was measured. Home time was calculated as the percentage of time spent at home per day being alive. Resident characteristics and state regulations in DCW staffing, DCW training, and licensed staffing were measured. We used a multivariate linear regression model with AL‐level fixed effects to estimate the relationship between person‐level characteristics and home time. Linear regression models adjusting for resident characteristics were used to estimate the association between state regulations and residents' home time.ResultsThe study sample included 59,831 new Medicare beneficiary residents in 12,143 ALs. In the year following AL admission, residents spent 94% (standard deviation = 14.6) of their time at home. Several resident characteristics were associated with lower home time: Medicare–Medicaid dual eligibility, having more chronic conditions, and specific chronic conditions, for example, dementia. In states with greater regulatory specificity for DCW training and staffing, and lower specificity for licensed staffing, residents had longer adjusted home time.Conclusion/ImplicationsHome time varied substantially among AL residents depending on resident characteristics and state‐level regulatory specificity. AL residents eligible for Medicare and Medicaid had substantially shorter home time than the Medicare‐only residents, largely due to longer time spent in nursing homes. State AL regulatory specificity for DCWs and licensed staff also impacted AL residents' home time. These findings may guide AL operators and state legislators in efforts to improve this important quality of life metric.

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Home time and state regulations among Medicare beneficiaries in assisted living communities

Mao,

Li,

McGarry

et al. 2023

J American Geriatrics Society

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One accurate measurement is worth 1000 expert opinions—Assessing quality care in assisted living

Abstract: This editorial comments on the article by https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18192.

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Home time and state regulations among Medicare beneficiaries in assisted living communities

Home time and state regulations among Medicare beneficiaries in assisted living communities

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