New ways to care for older people building systems based on evidence (Springer Pub., 1999)
Includes bibliographical references and index
pt. I. When the older person is healthy and independent. Prevention of frailty / David M. Buchner -- Prevention of disease / James T. Pacala. pt. II. When the older person is chronically ill or at risk. Care of older people with chronic illness / Edward H. Wagner -- Care of older people at risk / Chad Boult and James T. Pacala. pt. III. When the older person is acutely ill. Care of acute illness in the home / Bruce Leff and John R. Burton -- Older patients in the emergency department / Chris J. Michalakes ... [et al.] -- Care of older people in the hospital / Evan Calkins and Bruce J. Naughton -- Subacute care / Thomas von Sternberg, Karen Connors, and Evan Calkins -- Rehabilitation / Andrew M. Kramer -- Care of older people who are dying / Robert M. McCann. pt. IV. When the older person is disabled. Overview of community-based long-term care / Amasa B. Ford -- Outcomes and costs of home and community-based long-term care: implications for research-based practice / William G. Weissert and Susan C. Hedrick -- Comprehensive care of older people with Alzheimer's disease / Deirdre Johnston and Burton V. Reifler -- Long-term care in the nursing home / John F. Schnelle and David B. Reuben. pt. V. Concluding observations. Integrating quality assurance across sites of geriatric care / Eric A. Coleman and Richard W. Besdine -- Integrating care / Chad Boult and James T. Pacala -- The role of the older person in managing illness / Michael Von Korff and Edward H. Wagner -- Medicare and managed care / Harold S. Luft -- Necessary changes in the infrastructure of health systems / George Halvorson