Estimation of the Incident Homebound Population in the US Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries, 2012 to 2018
Katherine Ornstein, Melissa M. Garrido, Evan Bollens‐Lund, Mohammed Husain, Katelyn B. Ferreira, Amy S. Kelley, Albert L. Siu
Abstract
This cohort study examines the incidence of becoming homebound, being placed in a nursing home, and death in the US from 2012 to 2018 among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineIncidence (geometry)Nursing homesCohortGerontologyEstimationCohort studyPopulationDemographyEnvironmental healthNursingInternal medicineOpticsEconomicsSociologyPhysicsManagementGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesFrailty in Older Adults