Thursday, May 21, 2009

Nursing Homes Serving Latinos Provide Poorer Quality of Care

New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association recently found that nursing homes that serve predominately Latino populations provide poorer quality of care compared to those serving mostly white older adults.

It should be noted that this research is preliminary, because it relies on the rate of bedsores developed at Latino nursing homes which researchers found to be significantly higher. However, this finding alone warrants more systematic examination and should not be discounted.

Click here to read the full story in the Aging in Action Newsletter!

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