International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 167-171, December 2008

Integrated Care for the Elderly in the Community

  • Hong-Ting Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Puli Christian Hospital, Nantou, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Health Policy and Management, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Hong-Ting Chan, Department of Neurology, Puli Christian Hospital, 1, Tieshan Road, Puli, Nantou, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Jung Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hwei-Jeh Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Puli Christian Hospital, Nanton, Taiwan

Accepted 24 October 2008.

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SUMMARY 

Care of the elderly, particularly the frail, poses a challenge to current health care systems. There is increasing interest in the ability of integrated care models to permit the elderly to remain in their communities, to improve health, satisfaction, and service utilization outcomes. We introduce an innovative long-term care model based on the model created in the early seventies by the Chinese American community in San Francisco to care for its elders in a community setting.

Key Words:  aging , community health services , community networks , health services for the aged , integrated delivery of health care

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doi:10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70005-5

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 167-171, December 2008

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