Complexities of care: Common components of models of care in geriatrics

As people age, they are more likely to have an increasing number of medical diagnoses and medications, as well as healthcare providers who care for those conditions. Health professionals caring for older adults understand that medical issues are not the sole factors in the phenomenon of this “care c...

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Published in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2022-07, Vol.70 (7), p.1960-1972
Main Authors: McNabney, Matthew K., Green, Ariel R., Burke, Meg, Le, Stephanie T., Butler, Dawn, Chun, Audrey K., Elliott, David P., Fulton, Ana Tuya, Hyer, Kathryn, Setters, Belinda, Shega, Joseph W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
care complexity
Cognitive ability
complexity of care
Geriatrics
Health care
Medical personnel
models of care
older adults
Older people
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Summary:As people age, they are more likely to have an increasing number of medical diagnoses and medications, as well as healthcare providers who care for those conditions. Health professionals caring for older adults understand that medical issues are not the sole factors in the phenomenon of this “care complexity.” Socioeconomic, cognitive, functional, and organizational factors play a significant role. Care complexity also affects family caregivers, providers, and healthcare systems and therefore society at large. The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) created a work group to review care to identify the most common components of existing healthcare models that address care complexity in older adults. This article, a product of that work group, defines care complexity in older adults, reviews healthcare models and those most common components within them and identifies potential gaps that require attention to reduce the burden of care complexity in older adults.
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/jgs.17811