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High-risk profiles for nursing home admission
A M Jette1, L G Branch, L A Sleeper
1New England Research Institute, Watertown, MA 02172.
The Gerontologist
|October 1, 1992
Abstract:
A statewide probability sample of 1,625 Massachusetts elderly was studied prospectively over a decade to identify risk profiles for long-term care (LTC) institutionalization. Previous admission to a LTC institution, age, basic ADL disability, and restricted outside mobility were the strongest individual predictors of institutionalization. Examining profiles of risk factors dramatically increased the ability to predict 10-year risk of admission.