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Program led by a nurse practitioner and community health worker improved housing stability, access to primary care, and chronic disease management among older women experiencing homelessness.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Building Healthy Communities: Community Health Worker Impact on Older Adults in Texas
Evaluation shares health, social, emotional, and financial outcomes resulting from community health worker programs for older adults in Texas.
Brief/Report
Best Programs for Caregiving: Dementia Care Programs for Family Caregivers and Program Providers
National database offers free information on dementia care programs for family caregivers.
Website/Resource Center
Understanding the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Billing Codes For: Community Health Integration, Principal Illness Navigation, and Principal Illness Navigation-Peer Support Services
This toolkit details options for implementing recently introduced Medicare services that address members’ health-related social needs.
Implementation Tool
Medicare-Medicaid Integrated Care Programs
Curates evidence behind three fully integrated care program models for people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, as well as practical strategies that support effective implementation of these programs.
Collection
December 2023
Long-Term Care Equality Index 2023
The Long-Term Care Equality Index advocates for LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and procedures in long-term care settings.
Implementation Tool
Improving Nursing Home Care Quality
Curates evidence on improving nursing home care quality and explores practical tools that support effective implementation of care and services that are more person-centered and improve outcomes for nursing home residents.
Collection
November 2023
Community-Based Organization Services Evidence Bank
Curated collection of research studies highlights the efficacy of services provided by community-based organizations, with a focus on outcomes relevant to health care partners.
Website/Resource Center
Addressing Healthcare Utilization and Costs for Older Adults with Limited Mobility Through a Multidisciplinary Home-Based Primary Care Program
An interdisciplinary home-based primary care program for older adults with limited mobility leads to reductions in health care utilization and costs.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Building an LGBTQ+ Inclusive PACE Program: Key Learnings on How the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Model Addresses the Needs of LGBTQ+ Older Adults
Lessons for developing LGBTQ+ inclusive Program of All-Inclusive Care (PACE) programs for older adults.
Brief/Report
Clinicians and Promotores Teaming to Provide In-Home Primary Care to Frail Older Adults
Pairing promotores with clinicians increased in-home visits and reduced acute care use and health care costs for homebound older adults.
Case Example
Community Health Worker Programs in Primary Care
Curates recent evidence behind community health worker programs that support people with complex health and social needs, as well as practical strategies to support effective implementation of these programs.
Collection
April 2023
Lifting the Veil How Networks Form Operate Struggle and Succeed
This report highlights challenges of network-based contracting between health care entities and community-based organizations and shares tips for successful implementation.
Brief/Report
Community Health Worker Model Best Practice Toolkit for Designing, Implementing and Showing Impact
Toolkit provides best practices and practical tools for designing, implementing, and evaluating the impact of community health workers.
Implementation Tool
Advancing Trauma- and Resilience-Informed Health Care Systems: Early Lessons from Denver Health
Highlighted how Denver Health, a large health system in Colorado, is integrating a trauma- and resilience-informed approach into organization-wide policy and practice.
Webinar
The Role of Community Health Workers in the Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A telephone-based community health worker program offered critical supports for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Partnering with Community Health Workers/Promotores to Adapt, Deliver, and Evaluate a Home-Based Collaborative Care Model to Improve Access to Quality Depression Care for Older Latino Adults
A home-based collaborative care model using community health workers shows reductions in depression and increased connection to services for older adults.
Peer-Reviewed Article
Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Dually Eligible Individuals
Toolkit offers recommendations and examples for screening and interventions that support social connectivity of older adults.
Implementation Tool
The Paramedic Will See You Now: Expanding Access to Community-Based Care for People with Complex Needs
Highlighted two community paramedicine programs in New England and rural North Carolina that serve people with complex needs.
Webinar