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Physician Care in Residential Care/Assisted Living
A Six State Study Funded by the National Institute on Aging
Executive Summary
Physician Care in Residential Care/Assisted Living is a six-state study funded by the National
Institute on Aging to examine the role of physicians in providing care to older adults living in
residential care/assisted living (RC/AL) settings. It is the first federally-funded study to
systematically examine how both physicians and RC/AL staff interact in the provision of
healthcare; consequently, it has important implications for as many as one million RC/AL
residents nationwide.
The study will conduct telephone interviews with two physicians and one member of the RC/AL
healthcare staff in 90 randomly selected RC/AL settings from six states across the country. It
will learn how physician care is coordinated with RC/AL services, its structures and processes,
and perhaps identify barriers to and solutions for providing quality care in this setting.
This project will contribute to understanding of the delivery of physician services in RC/AL. It
will be useful for healthcare practitioners, professional organizations, and those involved in
establishing healthcare policy. Ultimately, it may improve the provision of healthcare services
to RC/AL residents across the country.
This project is part of the Collaborative Studies of Long-Term Care, a program of research on
the quality of life of residents and the types of care provided in varied long-term care settings.
Sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and other funders, more than 450 residential
units and 4,000 residents across 14 states have participated in this research program.
This study is being directed by investigators from the University of Maryland Baltimore County
and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is led by Dr. John G. Schumacher, in
conjunction with Drs. J. Kevin Eckert, Sheryl Zimmerman, and Philip Sloane.
A Six State Study Funded by the National Institute on Aging
Executive Summary
Physician Care in Residential Care/Assisted Living is a six-state study funded by the National
Institute on Aging to examine the role of physicians in providing care to older adults living in
residential care/assisted living (RC/AL) settings. It is the first federally-funded study to
systematically examine how both physicians and RC/AL staff interact in the provision of
healthcare; consequently, it has important implications for as many as one million RC/AL
residents nationwide.
The study will conduct telephone interviews with two physicians and one member of the RC/AL
healthcare staff in 90 randomly selected RC/AL settings from six states across the country. It
will learn how physician care is coordinated with RC/AL services, its structures and processes,
and perhaps identify barriers to and solutions for providing quality care in this setting.
This project will contribute to understanding of the delivery of physician services in RC/AL. It
will be useful for healthcare practitioners, professional organizations, and those involved in
establishing healthcare policy. Ultimately, it may improve the provision of healthcare services
to RC/AL residents across the country.
This project is part of the Collaborative Studies of Long-Term Care, a program of research on
the quality of life of residents and the types of care provided in varied long-term care settings.
Sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and other funders, more than 450 residential
units and 4,000 residents across 14 states have participated in this research program.
This study is being directed by investigators from the University of Maryland Baltimore County
and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is led by Dr. John G. Schumacher, in
conjunction with Drs. J. Kevin Eckert, Sheryl Zimmerman, and Philip Sloane.