“Let me live”: barriers to community living for nursing home residents of color
Addressing the barriers discussed will take financial and practical effort and investment across the nursing care system. Expanding support structures through Medicaid, Home and Community-Based Services, Money Follows the Person, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and related social programs could facilitate successful nursing home transitions.
Authors
- Miriam Heyman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2155-3917)
- Teresa Nguyen
- Jennifer Lee-Rambharose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0120-3099)
- Timotheus “T.J.” Gordon
- Joe Caldwell
- J. Dalton Stevens
- Kimberly The
- Ruby Siegel
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Human Resources Development Institute (US)
- Brandeis University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2026.2616151
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00