Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions Among Older Adults With and Without Dementia Receiving Medicaid-Funded Home- and Community-Based Services

Richard H. Fortinsky, Julie Robison, James Grady, Deborah Migneault, David C. Steffens, Chae Man Lee, Dorothy Wakefield, UConn Center on Aging, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on September 09, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Volume 45, Issue 8, Page 1605-1614, August 2026.
This research determined how dementia status is associated with emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations among older adults receiving Medicaid-funded home- and community-based services (HCBS). We conducted a retrospective cohort study of HCBS ...