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Partnering managed care and community-based services for frail elders
— the Care Advocate Program | | Author(s) | Kathleen H Wilber, Douglas Allen, George R Shannon |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 51, no 6, June 2003 |
| Pages | pp 807-812 |
| Keywords | Services ; Community care ; Coordination ; Interaction [welfare services] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The Care Advocate Demonstration Program was developed to improve access to non-insured personal care and social services for high-risk older people enrolled in Medicare managed care. Launched in January 2000, the demonstration partnered a Medicare risk plan, PacifiCare Secure Horizons, with two California home and community-based social service agencies: Jewish Family Service (JFS), and Jewish Family and Children's Services (JFCS). This article describes the use of care managers (care advocates) who link enrollees to these agencies. Participants were 390 PacifiCare members aged 69-96; each received a telephone assessment, links to eight types of home- and community-based services, and monthly follow-up contacts. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030716206 A |
| Classmark | I: PA: QAJ: QK6: 7T |
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