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Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities.

Kathy LeeRebecca L MauldinWeizhou TangJohn ConnollyJoseph HarwerthKaren Magruder
Published in: The Gerontologist (2021)
Our findings highlight disparities across long-term care facilities as well as disparities in care minority residents experience. Long-term care ombudsman program complaint data should be disaggregated by race and ethnicity of the residents to advocate for policy change at facility, state, and federal levels.
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  • long term care
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  • african american
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