Residential care in California.
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SUBMITTER: Frochen S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7577399 | biostudies-literature | 2020
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Residential care in California.
Frochen Stephen S Rodnyansky Seva S Ailshire Jennifer J
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We examine the distribution of residential care in California, showing geographical disparities in care supply and need. We mapped the ratio of beds to older women in Los Angeles and San Diego County census tracts and concentrations of small and large facilities in the Cities of Los Angeles and San Diego. The largest ratios of residential care beds per older women occur on the border of the City of San Diego and on the periphery of Los Angeles County away from the City of Los Angeles. Clusters o ...[more]
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