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Methodology for Establishing a Community-Wide Life Laboratory for Capturing Unobtrusive and Continuous Remote Activity and Health Data
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House calls: is there an APN in the house?
A Restrepo1, C Davitt, S Thompson
1Arest265@aol.com
Purpose:
To report how a group of geriatric advanced practice nurses (APNs) participated in a house calls program that increased access to care for homebound and frail community-dwelling elders.
Data Sources:
Selected literature and author experiences, illustrated with clinical examples.
Conclusions:
Many frail older adults are unable to access healthcare due to functional impairments related to multiple, chronic medical conditions. Many of these adults inappropriately utilize the emergency department for episodic care.
Implications For Practice:
The model of care maximizes utilization of APNs to provide cost effective, culturally sensitive, quality care. The goal of geriatric assessment and primary care in this practice is to add quality to later years of life, promoting dignity and comfort to older adults and their families.
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