title: Linking primary care with adult care homes.
abstract: This commentary describes a pilot program wherein a community health center is partnering with Community Care of North Carolina to create a system of integrated care management and "treatment-in-place" visits for aged residents and disabled residents of adult care homes, with the goal of improving the quality of care and reducing unnecessary visits to emergency departments.
authors: Piedmont Health, 299 Lloyd St, Carrboro, NC 27510, USA. wroth@piedmonthealth.org
authors: Tom
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authors: Wroth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid; D009657:North Carolina; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States