Getting a "care assessment" is the best way to determine when an elder needs home care services. Caregivers can do it by themselves or get help with the process by calling their Area Agency on Aging ...

Objective: To assess the risk of malnutrition among elderly people living at home and receiving regular home-care services using the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and to study the characteristics ...

The authors developed a model to identify participants in a home- and community-based services program who are at highest risk for long-term nursing home placement. Several states offer publicly ...

We commend the authors of a recent CMAJ research article for their work developing the Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-Life in the Community Tool (RESPECT) using home care ...