HCFO Findings Highlighted in January 5 Boston Globe Article on Assisted Living

Findings from a HCFO study led by David C. Grabowski, Ph.D., professor at Harvard Medical School, were highlighted in the January 5 Boston Globe article, “Mass. Lags on Homes for Assisted Living.” [1] The article discusses reasons behind and consequences of the relative lack of assisted living facilities in the state of Massachusetts. In their HCFO-sponsored study, Grabowski and colleagues examined the effect of assisted living growth on nursing home occupancy rates and resident acuity and reliance on Medicaid.