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Th Region IV re gency
on Aging announced today that
re earch of it Care nagement
rvice revealed po itive re ult
in curbing the need for health
care service .
- . estern 'chi n Unive ity'
Center for Social rch
tudied c re management clients
and compared their progr s
ith a similar group of older
dult ho did not· receive
thi rvice 0 r a fifteen month
period.
The re arch establsihed th t
Care ere
sCare
anagemen
helps elderly a oid hospitaliza ion
ble to avoid ho pital and
nur . ng home stay . gnificantly
more often than tho in the
tudy who did not receive Care
an emen t C) istance.
o r the fifteen month per- •
iOO ho pi a1 dmi io de-
ere d 30.5% for the C
group compared to a relative ..
ly low deere of 5.9% for
the non-Care ana ement
client . Also, nursing horne
admi ons ctually increased
mong the non-Care anage-
ment group 11.7% while
Care Management client
,
not increase their dmissions
durnin the same time period.
In other areas of he lth
utilization, emertency r om
physician, fo ter care and medi­
cation u howed definite
trends toward reduction among
care management client .
The research will continue
through the 1985 ummer
months and an health re cost
analysis ill al 0 be explored.
Care anagem nt is a rela-
tively new concept of hom
care for the. extremely frail
older adult with multiple and
complex pr blems. It pr vide
a soci I or er and registere
nur e to vi it the older dull
and to identify his/her need •
Thi a es m nt review th
total situation of tl Ider
adult including hi {her physical
and emotional functioning.
medication u e and environmen­
tal barriers in the hom .
The Region IV re A ency
on ing ha provided thi
on ing service to 166 older
adults in the three-county area
ince August 19 3. The aver­
age ge of the client ha be n 79
n
avera to our c Ill­
munity ervice to remain in the
h me. Aim tone-half f the
elient ar ido ed and live
alone: one-third liv on Ie
than 5,000 a year.
Addition I information on
the rvice and referrals to the
rvice c n be obtained by
contacting the Regi n IV rea
A ency on Aging at 616)
983-0177 or 1- 0044 -l803.
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