A comprehensive assessment for community-based, person-centered care for older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many health and social needs can be assessed and met in community settings, where lower-cost, person-centered, preventative and proactive services predominate. This study reports on the development and implementation of a person-centered care model integrating dental, social, and health services for low-income older adults at a community dental clinic co-located within a senior wellness center.

Methods

A digital comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and referral system linking medical, dental, and psychosocial needs by real-time CGA-derived metrics for 996 older adults (age ≥ 60) was implemented in 2016-2018 as part of a continuous quality improvement project. This study aims to describe: 1) the development and content of a new CGA; 2) CGA implementation, workf

SUBMITTER: Aronoff-Spencer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275322 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature