?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F36626%2F&rft.title=Aging+with+HIV%3A+Allegheny+County%E2%80%99s+assisted+living+facilities+preparedness+for+HIV-positive+older+adults&rft.creator=Schaffer%2C+Rachel&rft.description=HIV+is+no+longer+a+death+sentence%2C+but+a+chronic+illness+that+can+be+maintained+over+decades.+An+HIV-positive+individual+can+live+into+his+or+her+60%E2%80%99s+and+70%E2%80%99s.+Currently%2C+over+50%25+of+people+living+with+HIV+(PLWH)+are+over+the+age+of+50.+As+a+result%2C+there+will+be+an+imminent+influx+of+HIV-positive+individuals+entering+long-term+care+facilities+that+are+not+prepared+to+care+for+their+unique+needs.+Aging+with+HIV+is+linked+with+co-morbidities+such+as+multiple+chronic+conditions+and+concurrent+viral+infections%2C+substance+abuse%2C+mental+health+concerns%2C+and+polypharmacology.+This+qualitative+study+reached+out+to+57+long-term+care+facilities+in+Allegheny+County%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+to+assess+their+level+of+readiness+in+appropriately+caring+for+HIV-positive+older+adults.+No+respondent+(n%3D9)+felt+that+training+their+staff+in+caring+for+PLWH+was+extremely+important%2C+though+many+wished+that+their+staff+did+know+best+practices+in+the+HIV+field.+Furthermore%2C+long-term+care+facilities+in+the+county+are+not+very+familiar+with+local+HIV+training%2C+healthcare%2C+and+referral+organizations.+Overall%2C+more+research+needs+to+be+conducted+to+conclude+if+long-term+care+facilities+in+Allegheny+County+are+adequately+prepared+to+care+the+imminent+influx+of+HIV-positive+residents.+It+is+of+great+public+health+importance+that+long-term+care+facilities+be+prepared+to+care+for+HIV-positive+older+adults.&rft.date=2019-06-19&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F36626%2F1%2FSchaffer_Rachel_MPHthesis_April2019.pdf&rft.identifier=++Schaffer%2C+Rachel++(2019)+Aging+with+HIV%3A+Allegheny+County%E2%80%99s+assisted+living+facilities+preparedness+for+HIV-positive+older+adults.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++