Layers of Support: Family Caregivers, Personal Care Aides, and Mortality in Patients Receiving Home-Based Primary Care

Samantha M. Rizzo, Yijung Kim, Lauren R. Bangerter, Karl Eric De Jonge, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Health Economics and Aging Research , MedStar Health Research Institute, Section of Geriatrics, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on July 09, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Volume 45, Issue 5, Page 931-938, May 2026.
We examined the association between caregiving arrangements and mortality risk in patients enrolled in home-based primary care. Patients were categorized as having a family caregiver (43%), both family caregiver and personal care aide (PCA; 36%), PCA only ...