| Title | Resident medical care utilization patterns in continuing care retirement communities |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1993 |
| Authors | Ruchlin H.S, Morris S., Morris J.N |
| Journal | Health Care Financing Review |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 151-68 |
| Date Published | Summer |
| Accession Number | 10133107 |
| Keywords | *Housing for the Elderly/ec [Economics], *Medicare/ut [Utilization], *Utilization Review/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data], Aged, Comparative Study, Data Collection, Female, Health Expenditures/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data], Human, Medicare/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data], Multivariate Analysis, Residence Characteristics, Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., United States |
| Abstract | This article presents the findings of an evaluation of medical care service utilization by two elderly cohorts: one living in continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and the other living in traditional community settings. CCRC residents' overall use of Medicare-covered medical services did not differ significantly from that of the traditional community-residing elders. Both groups incurred annual per capita expenditures of approximately $2,000. In their last year of life, however, CCRC residents displayed significantly lower expenditures for hospital care ($3,854 versus $7,268) but higher expenditures for Medicare or non-Medicare-covered nursing home care ($5,565 versus $3,533). |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193352/pdf/hcfr-14-4-151.pdf |
| Short Title | Health Care Financ Rev |
| Alternate Journal | Health Care Financ Rev |
