Comparative utilization of community based long term care services by Hispanic and Anglo elderly in a case management system.
Utilization of formal and informal supports by Hispanic and Anglo (white, non-Hispanic) elderly enrollees in a comprehensive case management system was compared. It was found that Hispanic elderly, on the average, used significantly fewer agency services than did Anglo elderly, despite a tendency to exhibit higher levels of impairment. Hispanic elderly utilized significantly higher levels of informal support, however, and this may be a mediating factor in their lower use of agency services. Policy implications of these findings are discussed.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001130:Arizona; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D044465:White People