Integrating Acute and Long-Term Care for the Elderly
January 1, 2001 | Book
A challenge for those trying to improve the care of poor older people is making the financing and delivery of services more rational and understandable.
Continuum of Care
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Active for Life: Increasing Physical Activity Levels in Adults Age 50 and Older
April 15, 2011 | Story
A profile of the evaluator, Sara Wilcox, PhD.
Variation in Treatment Preferences and Care Goals Among Older Patients with Diabetes and Their Physicians
March 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study aims to describe the preferences of older patients with diabetes regarding their willingness to accept certain treatment regimens.
Postdischarge Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors and the Likelihood of Early Hospital Readmission Among Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Older Americans are more likely to be readmitted to a hospital quickly if they live alone, lack self-management skills, have limited education, or do not receive the help they need for daily living functions, according to analysis of recent Medicare data.
Minneapolis Integrated Provider Network Reduces Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents and Shares Risk Among Providers
August 1, 2003 | Program Result
Fairview Foundation in Minneapolis created and evaluated Fairview Partners, an integrated health network of providers working together to improve the quality and delivery of health services to chronically ill nursing home patients.
Seniors Benefit from a Group Approach to Primary Care
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1994 to 1998, staff at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan in Denver expanded and evaluated its Cooperative Health Care Clinic.
Coming Home
January 1, 2000 | Book
One of the Foundation's targets in the chronic care area is increasing the capacity of communities to meet the supportive care needs of chronically ill people. This chapter of the RWJF Anthology examines assisted living,
Home Care Research Initiative
January 25, 2008 | Program Result
The Home Care Research Initiative supported primary research projects to improve knowledge about home care health policy and practice.
Building Health Systems for People with Chronic Illnesses
June 1, 2006 | Program Result
From 1992 through 2002, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) funded Building Health Systems for People With Chronic Illnesses.
Better in a Heartbeat? How Interdisciplinary Management of Disease Pays Off
January 1, 1998 | Program Result
Rush Prudential HMO in Chicago examined an interdisciplinary approach to the management of chronic disease that involved diet, exercise, smoking cessation and social interactions.