Integrated delivery networks. Integrating services for the elderly. Collaboration improves long-term care providers' ability to care for the elderly.

A s the nat ion inches toward heal thcare reform, long-term care providers and others who care for the elderly are finding collaboration essential to con t inue serving their constituents. Although these collaborative arrangements may not be as well-integrated or comprehensive as the in tegra ted delivery network model proposed by the Catholic Health Association, they do represent a first s tep toward broader involvement with the community and other providers.