title: A new way of caring for older people in the community.
abstract: The government's modernisation agenda is challenging traditional practice by introducing new roles and concepts to meet the increasing healthcare needs of the older population and those with long-term conditions. Over the past two years several national pilots have been trialled to examine different models of managing care for these groups. One is the Evercare model, a case management approach to the delivery of care in the community for older people. This article focuses on a cohort of 12 nurses from three local primary care trusts who participated in the national Evercare pilot project from July 2003-April 2005. It examines the context for change, explores and appraises the development of a new role, and evaluates the educational partnership developed with a local university.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England, Bristol. angela.hudson@uwe.ac.uk
authors.forename: Angela Jean
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: Lesley Jean
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011320:Primary Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration