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

    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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