Spatial Analysis of Home and Community-Based Services and Number of Deaths Among Older Adults in Taiwan

• Published in: Journal of applied gerontology Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 261 - 275
• Main Authors: Lin, Tzu-Yu, Yu, Hsiao-Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2024; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Aged; Community; Community Health Services; Foster care; Home Care Services; Humans; Long term health care; Long-Term Care; Mortality; Older people; Respite care; Services; Spatial Analysis; Taiwan; Taiwan; mortality among older adults; spatial autocorrelation analysis; geographical disparity; home- and community-based services

This study examined the geographical distribution of home- and community-based services (HCBS) resources in Taiwan’s Long-Term Care 2.0 policy and explored its association with the number of deaths among older adults. The main outcome of the study was determination of the number of deaths among olde...