title: A simple program to train case managers in community elderly care.
abstract: The case manager, like many "new professions" does not yet have a defined curriculum. We consider that the principal requisite for case managers is a proficient knowledge of assessment for the care of elderly. Therefore, we focused a four-week teaching course for future case managers on the National Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) of the United States and the Long-Term Care Program Application and Admission Form of British Columbia, Canada. We verified that this simple program provides students with adequate skills to become case managers.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Landi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sgadari
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cipriani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castellani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pahor
authors.forename: P U
authors.initials: PU
authors.lastname: Carbonin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bernabei
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019090:Case Management; D003153:Community Health Services; D004493:Education; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy