DocTalk Ep. 205 | Decentralized care supports the health of older adults
By Nordic / May 10, 2023
To ensure a higher quality of life for older adults, it's important to consider expanded ways to provide care. In this episode of DocTalk, Nordic Chief Medical Officer Dr. Craig Joseph and Head of Thought Leadership Dr. Jerome Pagani discuss a click-and-mortar strategy to support the needs of an aging population.
Here is research to support this episode:
- Administration for Community Living. (2021). 2020 profile of older Americans. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/aging%20and%20Disability%20In%20America/2020Profileolderamericans.final_.pdf
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- Eastman, M. R., Kalesnikava, V. A., & Mezuk, B. (2022). Experiences of care coordination among older adults in the United States Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study. Patient Education and Counseling, 105(7), 2429–2435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2022.03.015
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- National Ageing and Disability Transportation Center. (2021, September 1). Transportation needs and assessment of diverse older adults, younger adults with disabilities and caregivers. https://www.nadtc.org/wp-content/uploads/NADTC-Transportation-Presentation-long.pdf
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- Richard W. Johnson, Favreault, M. M., Dey, J., Marton, W., & Anderson, L. (2021). Most older adults are likely to need and use long-term services and supports issue brief. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/most-older-adults-are-likely-need-use-long-term-services-supports-issue-brief-0
- Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System. (2020). National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25663
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- World Health Organization. (2022, October 1). Ageing and health. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ageing-and-health