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  • Health Services Research
  • Public Health

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  • Optimal health outcomes for older adults necessitate equitable access to, quality of, and affordable aging care.
  • Current disparities in aging care disproportionately impact marginalized populations, exacerbating health inequities.
  • Frailty disproportionately affects marginalized groups, who face barriers to essential geriatrics care and long-term care services and supports (LTSS).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the urgent need for equity in aging care across the United States.
  • To examine the current inequities in frailty care, particularly for marginalized populations.
  • To underscore the role of health services research in addressing these health disparities.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on aging care access, quality, and cost.
  • Analysis of health disparities in frailty prevalence and care utilization among diverse older adult populations.
  • Discussion of the potential of health services research to inform policy and practice.

Main Results:

  • Marginalized older adults experience disproportionately higher rates of frailty.
  • These populations face significant barriers in accessing high-quality geriatrics care and LTSS.
  • Existing inequities lead to accelerated frailty trajectories and poorer health outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Equitable access to high-quality, affordable aging care is essential for all older adults.
  • Health services research is vital for documenting, understanding, and addressing health inequities in frailty care.
  • Interventions focusing on early identification, specialized care referral, and financing LTSS are needed to mitigate frailty and promote health equity.