Journal article
A Volunteer Program to Connect Primary Care and the Home to Support the Health of Older Adults: A Community Case Study
Abstract
Primary care providers are critical in providing and optimizing health care to an aging population. This paper describes the volunteer component of a program (Health TAPESTRY) which aims to encourage the delivery of effective primary health care in novel and proactive ways. As part of the program, volunteers visited older adults in their homes and entered information regarding health risks, needs, and goals into an electronic application on a …
Authors
Oliver D; Dolovich L; Lamarche L; Gaber J; Avilla E; Bhamani M; Price D
Journal
Frontiers in Medicine, Vol. 5, ,
Publisher
Frontiers
DOI
10.3389/fmed.2018.00048
ISSN
2296-858X