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01-08-2021 | Care | Concise Research Report

The Prevalence and Characteristics of Clinicians Who Provide Care in Assisted Living Facilities, 2014–2017

Authors: Mark Aaron Unruh, PhD, Yuting Qian, MS, Lawrence P. Casalino, MD, PhD, Paul R. Katz, MD, Kira L. Ryskina, MD, MSHP, Hye-Young Jung, PhD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 8/2021

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Over 800,000 individuals reside in 28,900 assisted living facilities (ALFs) nationwide.¹ ALF residents tend to be medically complex and increasingly depend on services provided in ALFs. ALF residents require assistance with 1.9 activities of daily living on average, over half are age 85 or older, and 71% have some degree of cognitive impairment.² Little is known about the clinicians who provide care in ALFs. We estimated the prevalence and identified the characteristics of clinicians who provide care in ALFs, including both physicians and advanced practitioners (APs). …

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Title: The Prevalence and Characteristics of Clinicians Who Provide Care in Assisted Living Facilities, 2014–2017
Authors: Mark Aaron Unruh, PhD
Yuting Qian, MS
Lawrence P. Casalino, MD, PhD
Paul R. Katz, MD
Kira L. Ryskina, MD, MSHP
Hye-Young Jung, PhD
Publication date: 01-08-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: Care
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 8/2021
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06163-9

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