Use of Long-Term Care Services by Mentally Ill Persons
Health Care Financing Administration
01/01/94 - 12/31/96
Dennis G. Shea, Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Michael A. Smyer, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Associate Vice President for Research, Boston College
Joseph J. Vasey, Research Associate, Institute for Policy Research and Evaluation
In this research project, the use of long-term care services by mentally ill persons was examined descriptively and analytically. The project had two key objectives: (1) to describe the patterns of nursing facility use by persons with a mental illness, including admission and discharge, length of stay, expenditures, and use of services while in a nursing facility; and (2) to analyze the individual, facility, and systemic determinants of the use of nursing facilities and other services while in a nursing facility by persons with a mental illness, indicating for policymakers key factors that may affect service use.
Related Publications
Shea, D.G., P.A. Russo and M.A. Smyer (2000). "Use of Mental Health Services by Persons with a Mental Illness in Nursing Facilities: Initial Impacts of OBRA87." Journal of Aging & Health. 12(4):560-578.