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Peer reviewedStuart, Bruce; Gruber-Baldini, Ann L.; Fahlman, Cheryl; Quinn, Charlene C.; Burton, Lynda; Zuckerman, Illene H.; Hebel, J. Rich; Zimmerman, Sheryl; Singhal, Puneet K.; Magaziner, Jay – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: Our objective in this study was to compare Medicare costs of treating older adults with and without dementia in nursing home settings. Design and Methods: An expert panel established the dementia status of a stratified random sample of newly admitted residents in 59 Maryland nursing homes between 1992 and 1995. Medicare expenditures…
Descriptors: Dementia, Patients, Multivariate Analysis, Nursing Homes
Direct linkPearlin, Leonard I.; Nguyen, Kim B.; Schieman, Scott; Milkie, Melissa A. – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2007
In this article, we aim to identify the sources of mastery--the understanding that individuals hold about their ability to control the circumstances of their lives. The sample for our inquiry was drawn from the Medicare beneficiary files of people 65 and older living in Washington, DC, and two adjoining Maryland counties. We find that past…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Counties, Educational Attainment, Health Insurance
Ostir, Glenn V.; Ottenbacher, Kenneth J.; Fried, Linda P.; Guralnik, Jack M. – Social Indicators Research, 2007
The aim of the current study was to examine the interactive effects of depressive symptoms and lower extremity functioning on social participation for a group of moderately to severely disabled older women. The study used a cross-sectional community based sample, enrolled in the Women's Health and Aging Study I, randomly selected from the Centers…
Descriptors: Females, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Physical Fitness, Risk
Peer reviewedStudnicki, James; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1985
A cybernetic control program was designed to reduce inappropriate days of hospitalization for Medicare patients in four Western Maryland counties. Hospital stays for patients of 282 physicians were reviewed by physician advisers, with attention to the physician's volume of hospitalized patients and the number of inappropriate days of care.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Feedback, Higher Education, Hospitals
Maryland State Commission for Women, Baltimore. – 1982
The booklet furnishes general information to the women of Maryland about the Equal Rights Amendment of the Maryland Constitution. One hundred and three questions and answers concerning women's rights are organized into four topics: (1) employment, including employment rights, labor laws, workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance, pregnancy…
Descriptors: Adults, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Credit (Finance)
Peer reviewedCastle, Nicholas G. – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: In November of 2002 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publicly reported on a national basis the quality of nursing homes on the Nursing Home Compare (NHC) Web site. This study examines administrators' opinions of this initiative and whether it has fostered quality improvement. Design and Methods: Data used in this…
Descriptors: Opinions, Report Cards, Nursing Homes
