The quest for uniform guidelines for long-term care case management

This article presents proceedings and preliminary findings from the National Advisory Committee on Long-Term Care Case Management, a group of nationally recognized case management experts from academia, provider organizations, and state and federal governments. The National Advisory Committee, supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was created to achieve consensus about case management and explore the feasibility of developing case management practice guidelines for long-term care. Preliminary findings include endorsement of the need for guidelines, identification of core and ancillary functions of case management, and agreement to limit the scope of guidelines to the long-term care populations of frail elders and adults with chronic functional limitations. Final results and recommendations from the National Advisory Committee will be disseminated to government officials, policymakers, administrators, academicians, geriatricians, care providers, and long-term care community-based case managers.