Observational studyJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2017
National Trends and Geographic Variation in Availability of Home Health Care: 2002-2015.
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32 citing papers in PubMed.
- Stakeholder Perspectives on the Use of Telehealth to Support Deprescribing for Older Patients Transitioning From the Hospital to Home Health Care.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Match Rates Between Home Health Assessment and Medicare Claims Data.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Quality of Medicare Skilled Home Health for People Living With Dementia in the US: National Patterns and Implications.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Differences in patient access to and utilization of caregiving services: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- MiR-34a deficiency enhances nucleic acid sensing and type I IFN signaling in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
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- The association between neighborhood social vulnerability and community-based rehabilitation after stroke.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Physical and Cognitive Function Trends in Post-acute Care after Total Joint Arthroplasty in Medicare Beneficiaries: 2013-2018.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2024Observational
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- Home Health Care Use and Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Medicare Beneficiaries.Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes · 2024Article
- Claims-Based vs Agency-Reported Patient Outcomes Among Home Health Agencies, 2013-2019.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Challenges in Deprescribing among Older Adults in Post-Acute Care Transitions to Home.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2024Article
- Implementation of US Post-Acute Care Payment Reform and COVID-19 Policies: Examining Experiences of Health System Leaders, Staff, Patients, and Family Caregivers-A Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- How to Deprescribe Potentially Inappropriate Medications During the Hospital-to-Home Transition: Stakeholder Perspectives on Essential Tasks.Clinical therapeutics · 2023Article
- Potentially More Out of Reach: Public Reporting Exacerbates Inequities in Home Health Access.The Milbank quarterly · 2023Article
- The Effects of Increasing State Minimum Wage on Family and Paid Caregiving.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2023Article
- Trends in 1-Year Recurrent Ischemic Stroke in the US Medicare Fee-for-Service Population.Stroke · 2022Article
- Rural-urban differences in family and paid caregiving utilization in the United States: Findings from the Cornell National Social Survey.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2022Article
- Home-Based Care for Children with Serious Illness: Ecological Framework and Research Implications.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Medicare-funded home-based clinical care for community-dwelling persons with dementia: An essential healthcare delivery mechanism.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate national trends and geographic variation in the availability of home health care from 2002 to 2015 and identify county-specific characteristics associated with home health care.
designObservational study.
settingAll counties in the United States.
participantsAll Medicare-certified home health agencies included in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Home Health Compare system. MEASUREMENTS: County-specific availability of home health care, defined as the number of available home health agencies that provided services to a given county per 100,000 population aged ≥18 years.
resultsThe study included 15,184 Medicare-certified home health agencies that served 97% of U.S. ZIP codes. Between 2002-2003 and 2014-2015, the county-specific number of available home health agencies per 100,000 population aged ≥18 years increased from 14.7 to 21.8 and the median (inter-quartile range) population that was serviced by at least one home health agency increased from 403,605 (890,329) to 455,488 (1,039,328). Considerable geographic variation in the availability of home health care was observed. The West, North East, and South Atlantic regions had lower home health care availability than the Central regions, and this pattern persisted over the study period. Counties with higher median income, a larger senior population, higher rates of households without a car and low access to stores, more obesity, greater inactivity, and higher proportions of non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic populations were more likely to have higher availability of home health care.
conclusionThe availability of home health care increased nationwide during the study period, but there was much geographic variation.
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