Newsletter Articles | September 30, 2003
Care & Cost In Long-Term Care Facility Relative To Psychological Health Of Residents: Integrated Care Models Provide Opportunity For Cost Offset
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry Analysis
The professional journals and research literature have repeatedly pointed out that mental and behavioral disorders are prominent among nursing home residents. One of the landmark reports in this area was the 1991 Consensus Development Conference initiated by the National Institutes of Health that gathered data about late life depression. The major findings were:
- Although over 25% of nursing home residents were shown to have major or minor depressive episodes, fewer than 10% of those residents received . . .