Research has shown that delayed receipt of home healthcare (HHC) is linked to negative patients' outcomes such as hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and death. Studies have looked at factors contributing… Click to show full abstract
Research has shown that delayed receipt of home healthcare (HHC) is linked to negative patients' outcomes such as hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and death. Studies have looked at factors contributing to delays including high‐unemployment areas and racial/ethnic backgrounds of patients. However, no previous study had examined how the deliverance of timely care differs among levels of neighborhood disadvantage within an urban city. The objective of this study was to assess if there were associations between neighborhood disadvantage and delayed start‐of‐care (SOC) HHC visits.
Journal Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Year Published: 2025
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