Title

Facility Organizational and Facility Resident Characteristics in Nursing Homes Serving Residents With a Mental Health History

Authors

Authors

K. Frahm; D. Gammonley; N. J. Zhang;S. C. Paek

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Soc. Serv. Res.

Keywords

Mental health history; nursing homes; long-term care; psychiatric; diagnosis; resident characteristics; LONG-TERM-CARE; PSYCHIATRIC-CONSULTATION; OLDER-ADULTS; ILLNESS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; COMMUNITY; PREDICTORS; MORTALITY; DEMENTIA; QUALITY; Social Work

Abstract

The prevalence of mental health disorders among nursing home residents has been noted. The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics among nursing homes serving residents with a mental health history. A retrospective, cross-sectional design was conducted using the 2003 national Online Survey, Certification, and Reporting facility data merged with the resident-level Minimum Data Set resulting in 2,499 nursing homes. Across facilities, 22% of the total residents had a diagnosis of a mental disorder not including any form of dementia. Among those with a mental health history, 53% of facility residents had depression and 37% had schizophrenia.

Journal Title

Journal of Social Service Research

Volume

37

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2011

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

61

Last Page

72

WOS Identifier

WOS:000285347200005

ISSN

0148-8376

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