THE DIVERT-CARE CATALYST TRIAL: TARGETED CHRONIC-DISEASE MANAGEMENT FOR HOME CARE CLIENTS

Home care patients are a large population of vulnerable older adults living in the community. They are medically complex, access care across settings, have very high rates emergency department use, and have relatively poor access to effective chronic disease management. We tested a multi-disciplinary intervention deployed with a case-finding tool to determine its ‘real-world’ effectiveness. A cardio-respiratory disease management intervention …