The effect of older people's economic resources on care home entry under the United Kingdom's long-term care financing system

Ruth Hancock, Antony Arthur, Carol Jagger, Ruth Matthews

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Abstract

To determine how older people's economic resources affect their likelihood of care home entry in the United Kingdom.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S285-S293
Number of pages9
JournalThe Journals of Gerontology, Series B
Volume57
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sep 2002

Keywords

  • Regression Analysis
  • Patient Admission
  • Attitude to Health
  • Humans
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Aged
  • Decision Making
  • Great Britain
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Homes for the Aged
  • Social Class
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Risk Factors
  • Long-Term Care
  • Ownership
  • Female
  • Male
  • Nursing Homes
  • Proportional Hazards Models

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