Senior Care: Making a Difference in Long-Term Care of Older Adults

• Published in: The Journal of nursing education 2004-02, Vol.43 (2), p.81-83
• Main Authors: Marek, Karen Dorman, Rantz, Marilyn J, Porter, Rosemary T
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult Learning; Aged; Aging (Individuals); Aging in place; Assisted living facilities; Clinical Competence; Clinical Experience; College students; Community Health Nursing - education; Community Health Nursing - organization & administration; Community Relations; Coordination; Costs; Education; Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - organization & administration; Frail Elderly; Frailty; Funding; Geriatric Nursing - education; Geriatric Nursing - organization & administration; Gerontology; Health care policy; Health Needs; Health Services; Health Services for the Aged - organization & administration; Home Care Services - organization & administration; Home health care; Housing; Humans; Integrated Services; Learner Engagement; Long term health care; Long-Term Care - organization & administration; Medicaid; Medicare; Missouri; Models, Nursing; Models, Organizational; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing Faculty Practice - organization & administration; Nursing schools; Older Adults; Older people; Organizational Objectives; Outreach Programs; Personal grooming; Population Trends; Reimbursement; Residential Institutions; Schools, Nursing - organization & administration; Skills; Special Programs; Training Support - organization & administration; Undergraduate Students; Undergraduate Study
• ISSN: 0148-4834; 1938-2421
• DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20040201-03

This article describes the creation of Senior Care, a practice of the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing (MUSSON). Senior Care is a home care agency that specializes in care of frail older adults. Grant funds assisted Senior Care in start up, and the program generated more than $1.25 million in service revenue during the past fiscal year. More than 300 students, from nursing and other schools across the university, have used Senior Care as a clinical or service-learning site, and it is currently the site of several studies, totaling more than $3 million in funding. Senior Care is the service component of the MUSSON Aging in Place initiative. The next phase is the completion of Tiger Place, a living community for older adults, built in affiliation with Americare Systems. Senior Care and the Aging in Place initiative provide an excellent example of how nurses can be leaders in health system change.