Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #111452

Nancy A. Miller, PHD¹, Charlene Harrington, PhD², Ab Brody, RN², and Yu Kang, MPA¹. (1) Public Policy, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, 410-455-3889, nanmille@umbc.edu, (2) Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco, 3333 California St, Suite 455, San Francisco, CA 94143-0612

We conducted in-person interviews with approximately 250 working age individuals recently admitted to nursing homes in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the San Francisco Bay area of California. We explored, from participants' perspectives, the circumstance related to the admission. We also examined whether they were provided information and choices related to their need for long term care, as well as their preferred site of care for their long term care needs. Among Maryland participants, approximately 20 percent were not provided any information on alternate places where care could be received. One-third preferred to remain in their present nursing home setting, while another 20 percent desired to receive long term care at home. Those preferring their present setting self-reported being more involved in the decision, and were concerned with quality of care and treatment issues related to long term care. Those preferring home relative to the nursing home placed importance on family involvement and maintaining their independence. We explore the extent to which information, choices and preferences vary by location with the addition of interviews conducted in Washington D.C. and the Bay area.

Learning Objectives:

• To learn about the factors that are related to working age individuals being provided information on alternate sites for long term care.
• To gain knowledge regarding the factors that influenced their preferred site for long term care.

Keywords: Long-Term Care, Nursing Homes

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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