... the social health of older adults who live with complex health conditions (CHCs). Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods evaluation was conducted to describe and evaluate the impact of a gardening workshop series that was supported by an ICCP. The study incorporates data from descriptive...

... the implementation of an integrated model of nurse case manager support in nursing homes, particularly in the rural contexts, where access to specialist medical staff may be limited. The findings highlight the potential benefits of person-centred integrated care for older adults, addressing their complex needs...

... and focus groups. Types of social work activities were extracted from older adults' case records and used to calculate costs of care. The presence or absence of indicators of care quality was recorded using the same sample of case records. Data were collected from three primary care teams in which social...

... on health outcomes, readmission rates and cost effectiveness of the AGCH. Originality/value This is the first study to evaluate care satisfaction with the AGCH. It shows that hospitalized older adults positively value the AGCH as an alternative to hospitalization. Figure 2 Results from the patient...

...Thomas George; Michael Toze; Mo Ray; Owen Clayton Integrated care Service provision Person-centred care Vignettes Older adults Age based discrimination Ageism Participation The integration of health and care services has been a long-standing national objective, fuelled...

... criteria were excluded. The search was conducted in Pubmed, CINAHL, Embase and Cochrane Library using the search string: ((“palliative care”) AND (“intermediate care” OR “transitional care”) AND (frailty OR frail OR “older person*” OR “older adult*” OR “hospital at home” OR “reablement...

... was important, connecting collaborative theory with practice was crucial to the successful development of this resource. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Older Adults Mental Health Integrated Services Care Closer to the Community Collaborative Practice knowledge base 7KH ,PSRUWDQFH RI...