Leading-Edge Care & Services: In-Home Services
Gateway to the Continuum
Providers expand their missions and services with adult day programs.
Linking Affordable Senior Housing and Medical House Call Practices
Poor health, financial limitations or lack of accessible transportation can keep many residents of publicly subsidized housing from obtaining medical services. An IFAS study suggests that a medical house call program could help.
Home Is Where the Caregivers Are
Providers know that boosting investment in home and community-based services is the best way to go where the seniors are and, increasingly, will be in years to come.
The Place They Have Always Called Home
Serving naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) in all their forms may present the next great challenge—and opportunity—for aging-services providers.
National PACE Association
Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (known as PACE) are innovative because they provide continuous care and services offering individuals eligible for nursing home care the option of continuing to live in the community.
PACE Comes Home
Best Practices asked four communities that excel in end-of-life care to tell us more about certain aspects of their programs. We focused on planning, training, supporting the needs of family and staff, and caring for a special-needs population.
Home is Where the Care Is
The first people who want to learn more about Beacon Hill Village often ask is "Where is the facility?" Learn why in this article.
Respite Care Programs Grant the Gift of Time
Doubt that time is money? Talk to a caregiver.
Small Communities that Think Big
Just as E.B. White's Stuart Little never let his minute size stand in the way of doing the right thing, many smaller residential and health services communities find innovative ways to provide an array of services.
Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign
The Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign 2007 is a grassroots collaborative quality improvement effort among the home health community, health care leaders, and Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs). The goal of the campaign is for home care patients to remain in their home settings, resulting in fewer avoidable hospitalizations.
Last Updated : 4/11/2008 4:39:22 PM