Expertise
Administrative claims data, quality of long-term care, health services research
Research Interests
Assisted living communities, long-term care, emergency department utilization, dementia
Education
- Ph.D.: Gerontology, (2019), Miami University
- M.G.S.: Gerontology, (2014), Miami University
- B.A: Aging Studies, (2012), University of South Florida
Biosketch
I conduct health services research to help inform policies and practices that improve the quality of long-term care services and supports for older adults. In addition to a broad background in gerontology, I have experience performing secondary data analysis using survey data and large administrative datasets such as Medicare claims. Most of my research focuses on regulatory and organizational characteristics related to the quality of care provided to assisted living residents, especially those with dementia.
Selected Publications
- Hua CL, Cornell PY, White EM, Thomas KS. Injury-related emergency department use among assisted living residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023;71(2):538-545. doi:10.1111/jgs.18207
- Smith L, Carder P, Hua C, et al. A National Typology of Health Service Regulation in Assisted Living [published online ahead of print, 2023 Aug 7]. Gerontologist. 2023;gnad109. doi:10.1093/geront/gnad109
- Hua CL, Cornell PY, Zimmerman S, Carder P, Thomas KS. Excess Mortality Among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022;23(10):1743-1749.e6. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2022.07.023
- Hua CL, Thomas KS, Bunker JN, et al. Dementia diagnosis in the hospital and outcomes among patients with advanced dementia documented in the Minimum Data Set. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022;70(3):846-853. doi:10.1111/jgs.17564