title: Generation: a corporate-sponsored retiree health care program.
abstract: Generation is a geriatric clinic program sponsored by Southern California Edison Company for the company's retirees and their dependents. This innovative program uses a multidisciplinary team approach, including a comprehensive health and psychosocial assessment, complete medication review, retiree advisors, health promotion programs, and case management services. In its pilot phase, Generation has served more than 175 Edison retirees and dependents aged 53-96. In addition to traditional medical care, participants receive aggressive intervention regarding polypharmacy problems, health education workshops, individual and group counseling, and access to community resources. Ongoing research seeks to evaluate the program's effectiveness in providing high-quality health care services while containing costs.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Scharlach
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mor-Barak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Birba
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sokolov
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006293:Health Promotion; D016852:Housing for the Elderly / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D012179:Retirement; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors