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.
Person-centered integrated care models designed to respond to the priorities of people dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are more likely to increase and sustain enrollment.
An intervention supporting caregivers of adults with chronic medical and functional needs can generate cost savings and improve outcomes for Medicare Advantage enrollees and their caregivers.
Disparities in transitional care training for caregivers of older adults based on race or financial status demonstrate need for changes in discharge processes and strategies to address bias.
Researchers share their insights on whether older adults’ health care preferences are being taken into account and how health systems can become more person-centered.
The 4Ms approach developed for the Age-Friendly Health System model — what matters, medication, mentation, mobility — has a robust evidence base for providing quality care to older adults.
Medication management interventions that support caregivers of people with dementia at care transitions can help reduce readmissions, caregiver burden, and use of high-risk medication.
Many physicians report low confidence in caring for patients with disability and negative perceptions about quality of life with a disability, which may reflect biased views that potentially contribute to persistent health disparities.
Offers practical recommendations for providers and other health care organizations interested in taking foundational steps to become more trauma-informed.
Includes promising practices, recommendations, vignettes, and other helpful tools to assist health systems in supporting family caregivers providing complex care.