Case management in long-term care: new directions for professional nursing

Case management can be a highly successful model to deal with issues of cost effectiveness, accountability, and quality care. Continuity of care is a guaranteed benefit of the case management model. Case management is a centralized or structured system whose standard is not set by those performing less effectively. Case management offers autonomy, empowerment, and positive patient care outcomes. These are magnet issues in the retention of staff nurses. The case management method of primary nursing allows for a reduction in the need for professional nurse staff.