Community Based Service Use With Service Coordinators And Case Managers In A Shared Cost Program

    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Gerontol. Soc. Work

    Keywords

    Service Coordination; Case Management; Community Based Services; Home Care; Predictors; Volume; Health; Elders; Geriatrics & Gerontology; Social Work

    Abstract

    This study uses Anderson's model of health care utilization to examine differences between two models of delivering community based services (CBS) in a pilot cost share program: case management and service coordination. Service coordination and cost sharing are innovative, less costly approaches to providing CBS than are the traditional case management approach provided under the Older American's Act. While there has been considerable research on factors influencing use of traditional CBS models, we were able to find no studies that examined factors that determine whether case management or service coordination should be used to determine CBS use. Logistic regression revealed elders were more likely to receive a service coordinator if they had fewer ADL and IADL impairments, no caregiver, and were living alone. Thus, clients received service coordination or case management based upon their level of need.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Gerontological Social Work

    Volume

    33

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2000

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    35

    Last Page

    49

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000087975800004

    ISSN

    0163-4372

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