Integrated Healthcare for the Frail Older Adult

Integrated technique for the optimization of healthcare facility problem

Access to basic health care services is one of the major issues in developing nations. The location of health care facilities is an important aspect in health care delivery. It is therefore necessary for health care services to be located optimally to serve the demands well. This study develops an integrated methodology in the field of healthcare location which minimizes the weighted average Eu...

PRISMA: a new model of integrated service delivery for the frail older people in Canada

PURPOSE PRISMA is an innovative co-ordination-type Integrated Service Delivery System developed to improve continuity and increase the efficacy and efficiency of services, especially for older and disabled populations. DESCRIPTION The mechanisms and tools developed and implemented by PRISMA include: (1) co-ordination between decision-makers and managers, (2) a single entry point, (3) a case m...

Effects on healthcare utilization of case management for frail older people: a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

OBJECTIVES Various healthcare interventions have been launched targeting the growing population of older people. The objective of this study was to investigate the of a case management intervention for frail old people (aged 65+ years) effects on healthcare utilization. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted in a municipality in southern Sweden and included people aged 65+ years who li...

Acute hospital care for frail older people.

Reconsidering care for frail older people.