All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
Project Description

This evaluation research project is a randomized clinical trial to test the effects of a care coordination model of all-inclusive long term care with the VA as sole provider. Frail elderly veterans in the intervention group receive all-inclusive long-term care services with the assistance of elder care coordinators (i.e. geriatrics trained clinical nurse specialists). The placebo control group is notified of access to similar care but does not receive elder care coordination.

Telephone interviews and record reviews are being conducted to assess the use of institutional and acute care and other services, veteran's health and functional status, as well as veteran and caregiver satisfaction and total costs of care. Attitudes about acceptability of services and caregiver health, function and burden are assessed as well.