Abstract
Introduction: Housing insecure veterans are aging, but the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) in the population is unknown. Methods: We calculated the prevalence of AD/ADRD diagnoses in 2018 among veterans that experienced homelessness, were at-risk for homelessness, or were stably housed. We determined acute care (emergency department, hospitalizations, psychiatric hospitalizations), and any long-term care (nursing home, and community-based) use by housing status among veterans with an AD/ADRD diagnosis. Results: The overall prevalence of AD/ADRD diagnoses for homeless, at-risk, and stably housed veterans was 3.66%, 13.48%, and 3.04%, respectively. Housing insecure veterans with AD/ADRD used more acute care, and were more likely to have a nursing home admission compared to stably housed veterans. At risk, but not homeless veterans, were more likely to use US Department of Veterans Affairs–paid home and community-based care than stably housed veterans. Discussion: The prevalence of AD/ADRD diagnoses is greater among housing insecure veterans than stably housed veterans.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1306-1313 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Alzheimer's and Dementia |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2022 |
Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
- dementia
- housing insecurity
- veterans
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
- Health Policy
- Developmental Neuroscience
- Epidemiology