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Geriatrics-focused primary care involves interprofessional teams of clinicians with geriatrics expertise to provide comprehensive primary care for older veterans with complex needs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>The primary outcome was home time (days not in a hospital unit, short-term nursing facility, inpatient rehabilitation, or an emergency visit) within 18 months of the exposure period. Secondary outcomes were completion of advance directives, assessments (falls, incontinence, and function), and medication quality (potentially inappropriate medications, Anticholinergic Drug Scale score). Patients were surveyed over 18 months about care experiences using Patient Perceptions of Integrated Care subscales, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement System self-reported health and well-being measures.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>A total of 568 patients were enrolled (mean [SD] age, 80.5 [7.0] years; 558 [98.2%] male), including 291 in the geriatrics-focused primary care and 277 matched in the traditional primary care groups; most baseline variables were comparable between the 2 groups. Geriatrics-focused primary care was not associated with more home time (rate ratio, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.62-1.51) over 18 months. Geriatrics-focused primary care was associated with higher odds of assessment for falls (odds ratio [OR], 2.86; 95% CI, 1.62-5.04), incontinence (OR, 2.73; 95% CI, 1.69-4.42), and function (OR, 4.05; 95% CI, 2.39-6.85) at 18 months. Geriatrics-focused primary care was not associated with advance directive completion, medication quality, or self-reported health and well-being.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>In this cohort study, geriatrics-focused primary care did not increase time at home or other measures of self-reported health and well-being or integration of care within the first 18 months after care transition. 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