Prevalence, quality of care, and complications in long term care residents with diabetes: a multicenter observational study.

Background: Few studies have reported on the quality of diabetes care and glycemic control adjusted for medication use in long term care (LTC) facilities.

Methods: This observational study analyzed diabetes prevalence and management and the impact of glycemic control on clinical outcome in elderly subjects admitted to 3 community LTC facilities.

Results: Among 1409 LTC residents (age 79.