Predictors of institutionalization in individuals with and without dementia – results from the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA75+)

Background/Objectives: In previous decades a substantial number of studies examined predictors of nursing home admission (NHA) among elderly individuals with and without dementia. As the first, this study aims to analyse predictors of NHA of incident dementia cases and of individuals without developing dementia before NHA. Methods: Data were derived from the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA 75+), a population-based study of individuals aged 75 years and older. Socio-demographic, clinical, and psychometric parameters were requested every 1.5 years over six waves. Kaplan-Meier estimates were used to d…