The present study investigated the association between sociodemographic profiles, health condition and functional disabilities of subjects with a homebound status in a rural community setting. The ...

The homebound status of adults over the age of 65 in the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake is still a serious public health concern, a study suggests. Of 2,327 older adults surveyed, ...

Millions of older Americans are homebound and may benefit from home-based medical care. We characterized the receipt of this care among community-dwelling, fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries ages ...

Homebound beneficiaries of a national Medicare Advantage (MA) plan had higher health service use and mortality rates, highlighting the need for tailored care strategies for this population. To conduct ...

The number of older homebound people in the United States has hit 2 million and researchers expect that figure to rise in the near future. Share on Pinterest The next time you hear someone pat ...

Sonoma County has launched a mobile coronavirus vaccine clinic to vaccinate people who are homebound. Anyone 16 and older who is homebound for a medical reason can receive a shot where they live.

Hundreds of special-needs children across the state who could be in school are instead languishing in an obscure tutoring program called Homebound that is supposed to be used as a last resort, ...