Information such as patient-reported function and living arrangements can help understand which patients would benefit most from home- and community-based services.
Implementation of the Age-Friendly Health Systems approach within a Federally Qualified Health Center can improve patient care process outcomes and improve access to care for rural older adults.
Patients with higher ACEs scores or positive PTSD screenings felt stress when seeking medical care, but indicated trauma-informed treatment approaches would relieve this stress.
Some person-centered care interventions are more effective than others at reducing behavioral and psychological symptoms and improving cognitive function in people with dementia.
A collaborative interprofessional dementia care program significantly improved the timeliness of diagnosis compared to traditional clinics and achieved high satisfaction rates among staff, patients, and caregivers.
Reveals inequities in how aging adults’ care preferences are taken into account based on race/ethnicity, income, health insurance status, and other variables.
Home-based primary care did not decrease hospitalizations for people with dementia, but it did result in more patient- and family-centered end-of-life care.
Dementia care program delivered by an occupational therapist and tailored to the needs of patients and their caregivers shows improved patient quality of life and caregiver well-being.
Trust, flexible funding, cross-sector support, sustainability, and an explicit focus on structural racism are identified as key components of effective community engagement to advance health equity.