Providing all-inclusive care for frail elderly veterans: evaluation of three models of care |
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| Authors: | Weaver Frances M Hickey Elaine C Hughes Susan L Parker Vicky Fortunato Dawn Rose Julia Cohen Steven Robbins Laurence Orr Willie Priefer Beverly Wieland Darryl Baskins Judith |
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| Affiliation: | From the Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care, Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois;;Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois;;Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research, Bedford Veterans Affairs Hospital, Bedford, Massachusetts;;Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts;;Center for Research on Health and Aging, Chicago, Illinois;;School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois;;Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research, Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System, Boston, Massachusetts;;Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio;;Division of Geriatrics and Bioethics, Department of Medicine;;Aging and Cancer Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio;;Geriatrics and Extended Care, Department of Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, Colorado;;Medical Services, Total Longterm Care, Denver, Colorado;;William S. Middleton Veterans Affairs Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin;;Division of Geriatrics;;School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina;and;Palmetto Health Geriatric Services, Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Abstract: | Frail elderly veterans aged 55 and older who met state nursing home admission criteria were enrolled in one of three models of all-inclusive long-term care (AIC) at three Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers (n=386). The models included: VA as sole care provider, VA-community partnership with a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), and VA as care manager with care provided by PACE. Healthcare use was monitored for 6 months before and 6 to 36 months after enrollment using VA, DataPACE, and Medicare files. Hospital and outpatient care did not differ before and after AIC enrollment. Only 53% of VA sole-provider patients used adult day health care (ADHC), whereas all other patients used ADHC. Nursing home days increased, but permanent institutionalization was low. Thirty percent of participants died; of those still enrolled in AIC, 92% remained in the community. VA successfully implemented three variations of AIC and was able to keep frail elderly veterans in the community. Further research on providing variations of AIC in general is warranted. |
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| Keywords: | long-term care veterans PACE |
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