Health disparities in hospice - home health transitions in Hispanic older adults with co-occurring dementia and cardiovascular disease

Health disparities in hospice - home health transitions in Hispanic older adults with co-occurring dementia and cardiovascular disease
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care; by Sharon E Bigger, Kathy Howard Grubbs, Yan Cao, Gail L Towsley; 12/24
We aimed to determine if there were demographic and/or diagnostic variables associated with the frequency of transitions between skilled HH and hospice... Hispanic older adult beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and co-occurring cardiovascular disease (CVD) had significantly higher rates of care transitions from hospice to skilled HH than other racial and ethnic groups with both diagnoses... Our findings provide evidence of disparities in care transitions from hospice to skilled HH for Hispanic older adults living with ADRD and CVD.