Linking primary care with adult care homes

N C Med J. 2011 May-Jun;72(3):207-8.

Abstract

This commentary describes a pilot program wherein a community health center is partnering with Community Care of North Carolina to create a system of integrated care management and "treatment-in-place" visits for aged residents and disabled residents of adult care homes, with the goal of improving the quality of care and reducing unnecessary visits to emergency departments.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Assisted Living Facilities / organization & administration*
  • Community-Institutional Relations
  • Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / organization & administration*
  • Disabled Persons*
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Medicaid
  • North Carolina
  • Pilot Projects
  • Primary Health Care / organization & administration*
  • Quality of Health Care
  • United States