Characteristics Predicting Nursing Home Admission in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for Elderly People

Abstract

The United States is an aging country; in the year 2000, 35 million Americans were over the age of 65 (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2001). As the proportion of older adults keeps growing, it is expected that the number of individuals with long-term-care needs will also continue to expand. These care needs span a wide range, from the need for occasional informal care to the requirement for permanent, institutionally based care.