title: Acute care and long term care partner to provide better services for seniors.
abstract: Many seniors have the same common problem, they have experienced the frustration of having to go to several different facilities, making more than one trip, to access appropriate medical, rehabilitation, behavioral, and/or long term health care services. The seemingly simple task of obtaining a medical evaluation can often require not only a physical examination, but also a visit to a laboratory to have blood drawn, vision and/or hearing testing, a physical or rehabilitation therapy assessment and more. This series of events can be particularly difficult for seniors. Seniors may require assistance of a friend or family member and can be compounded when mental health issues are involved as well.
authors.affiliation: IHC Senior Clinic, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schmid
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D016852:Housing for the Elderly; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D014589:Utah