One of the first places that reductions in health care expenditures is likely to hit is nursing homes.

According to Denise Tyler, writing in the Eldercare ABC Blog, Dr. Tyler opines that we know little about how any reform might affect nursing homes because this critical area of health care has been largely ignored. This is, of course, of great interest to the seniors in the population, especially the availability and expense of nursing home care.

New Nursing Home Resource | Elder Care ABC

As we move ahead with health care reform, we must understand how nursing homes are being utilized, what kinds of patients live in them, and what the outcomes are for the people who rely on them for care.

This matters because healthcare reform will likely be paid for in large part, by reductions in current healthcare spending. And the majority of these reductions will come from the Medicare program and nursing homes will likely be the target of these spending reductions.

Dr. Tyler does provide an online resource for information about nursing home care developed by the Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research at Brown University. Click through to get the links.

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