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Case management issues in rural long-term care models
Author(s)	Cheryl Schraeder, Teri Britt
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 20, no 4, December 2001
Pages	pp 458-470
Keywords	Health services ; Long term ; Case work ; Management [care] ; Rural areas ; Research Reviews ; United States of America.
Annotation	Research on some of the more visible US long-term care case management systems is reviewed. In particular, the two generations of the Social Health Maintenance Organization (SHMO) and Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) models are described, and alternative state-level models are also examined. The potential applicability of these models to rural settings is explored. Some elements of the SHMO and PACE programmes that rely heavily on a well-developed provider infrastructure may not be applicable to rural settings. However, the models share some components that are directly applicable to rural settings, including integration of social, community-based and medical services. The article concludes with a case study from a rural case-management model in Illinois that has evolved over time and with various rural populations. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020319206 A
Classmark	L: 4Q: IGA: QA: RL: 3A:6KC: 7T
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