Posthospital care for older people: a collaborative solution.
This collaborative model of "short-term, long-term care" (Brody, 1987) for older persons returning home after a hospital stay involved three hospitals, a senior center, and an Area Agency on Aging. The program provided short-term (up to 6 weeks) case management and nonmedical, supportive services to elderly individuals, in their own homes, immediately following discharge from acute-care hospitals. Client satisfaction was high, costs were moderate, and only one-third of the clients required formal services after 6 weeks. The program was discontinued due to lack of funding.
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Philadelphia Center for Older People, PA 19146.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D010351:Patient Discharge; D015143:Philadelphia; D013997:Time Factors