Evaluating the Collaboration of State Agencies on Aging and State Primary CareAssociation on Health Service Development for the Elderly in Community and Migrant Health Centers and Area Agencies on Aging

摘要

The handbook is designed to help the staffs of community and migrant healthcenters (C/MHCs) enhance services for the elderly, in light of the fact that C/MHCs serve proportionally fewer elderly than other health resources. The book includes case studies of successful programs that were developed jointly by health centers and the Administration on Aging (AoA) and examines (1) the aging of the U.S. population and the resultant impact on health care; (2) issues that should be considered in developing geriatric health care services; and (3) Medicare reimbursement. Findings include that (1) the population of people over age 65 is expected to grow 10% by the year 2000, and the over-85 group should grow by 45%; (2) C/MHCs are well-suited to geriatric practice because they offer comprehensive care and emphasize health promotion and disease prevention; and (3) issues that should be examined before implementing such programs are the conditions commonly suffered by the elderly, health care utilization patterns of the elderly, and the types of services that will need to be provided.