title: Aging in poverty: making the case for comprehensive care management.
abstract: A model for holistic care management that would enhance outcomes for economically vulnerable older adults who receive an array of disjointed services administered through the older Americans Act (OAA) and local Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) is proposed. Fragmented service delivery is typically wasteful and ineffectual, but comprehensive care management that includes an autonomous care manager, a single interagency plan of care and ongoing monitoring that is client-centered may protect those aging in poverty from negative health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, Texas A & M University, Commerce, Texas 75429–3011, USA. rebecca_judd@tamu-commerce.edu
authors.forename: Rebecca G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Judd
authors.forename: Brenda A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011203:Poverty; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States