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Access to Neighborhood Amenities and Services and the Risk of 2-Year Nursing Home Placement Among Persons Living With Dementia
Yeon Jin Choi, Gillian Fennell, Jennifer Ailshire. Innovation in Aging, 2025-01-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Findings suggest that access to more park areas, healthy food outlets, and home health services was associated with a lower risk of 2-year nursing home placement. Discussion and These findings emphasize the importance of neighborhood amenities and services as essential components of supportive communities, enabling persons living with dementia to age in place.
Key findings
- Findings suggest that access to more park areas, healthy food outlets, and home health services was associated with a lower risk of 2-year nursing home placement.
- Discussion and These findings emphasize the importance of neighborhood amenities and services as essential components of supportive communities, enabling persons living with dementia to age in place.
Why it matters
Living near more park areas, healthy food outlets, and home health services was linked to a lower risk of entering a nursing home within 2 years among people with dementia. This suggests neighborhood resources may help people with dementia stay in their own homes.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 31/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Innovation in Aging) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Innovation in Aging: journal h-index 48 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 0 / 7 | Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 0 / 6 | Cited 0.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Jennifer Ailshire: h-index 39 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | University of Southern California: institution h-index 1,521 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40386029) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 31 / 100 | — |
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Read the original
- DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf011
- PubMed: 40386029
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- Free full text: Innovation in Aging →
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APA 7th
Choi, Y. J., Fennell, G., & Ailshire, J. (2025). Access to Neighborhood Amenities and Services and the Risk of 2-Year Nursing Home Placement Among Persons Living With Dementia. Innovation in Aging. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf011
Vancouver
Choi YJ, Fennell G, Ailshire J. Access to Neighborhood Amenities and Services and the Risk of 2-Year Nursing Home Placement Among Persons Living With Dementia. Innovation in Aging. 2025. doi:10.1093/geroni/igaf011. PMID: 40386029.
BibTeX
@article{choi2025-40386029,
author = {Choi, Yeon Jin and Fennell, Gillian and Ailshire, Jennifer},
title = {{Access to Neighborhood Amenities and Services and the Risk of 2-Year Nursing Home Placement Among Persons Living With Dementia}},
journal = {Innovation in Aging},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1093/geroni/igaf011},
pmid = {40386029},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf011}
}
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