Many Older Americans Do Not Receive the Recommended Home Health Care After Hospitalization issue brief.
This joint Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS) at Syracuse University issue brief discussed the lack of appropriate home health care services for aging populations; a problem especially prevalent in Low-income patients and patients of color.
According to a new brief from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the number of adults age 85 and older rose 31% between 2000 and 2010 – from 4.2 million people to 5.5 million. In 2010, they represented 14% of the population age 65 and older. This brief breaks down hospital care for the 85-and-up demographic, examining days of care and number of discharges in comparison to the general population, as well most common causes of hospitalization and the likelihood of hospitalization compared to other age groups.