Examining Consequences Related to Unmet Care Needs Across the Long-Term Care Continuum

Unmet need in the community: The Springfield Study

Meghan Jenkins Morales and Stephanie A Robert

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2022, vol. 77, issue Supplement_1, S63-S73

Abstract: ObjectivesTo examine how different care arrangements across the long-term care continuum are associated with experiencing unmet care need consequences (UCNCs), such as skipping meals, going without clean clothes, or taking the wrong medication.MethodsWe include older adults receiving assistance with at least one self-care, mobility, or household activity (for health/functioning reasons) in the 2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study (N = 2,388). We examine the likelihood of experiencing a UCNC across the long-term care continuum: those receiving unpaid community care only, paid community care, and residential care. Cross-sectional logistic and longitudinal multinomial logistic regression models examine if type of care arrangement in 2015 is associated with UCNCs in 2015 and change in UCNCs by 2017.ResultsIn adjusted cross-sectional models, paid community care recipients had roughly 2 times greater odds of experiencing a UCNC in 2015 compared to those living in residential care or receiving only unpaid care. In adjusted longitudinal models, the risk of experiencing persistent UCNCs (compared to having needs met in both years) was 4.81 times higher for those receiving paid community care compared to those in residential care and 2.17 times that of those receiving unpaid care only.DiscussionOlder adults receiving paid care face significant and consequential gaps in care, particularly in comparison to those in other care arrangements. More attention is needed to determine how paid care arrangements can be improved and/or expanded to meet the needs of the growing number of older adults receiving paid care in the community.

Keywords: Caregiving; Formal care; Long-term services and supports; Residential care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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