Elderly Supportive Services Program's Resident Services Coordinator Model

摘要

The Elderly Supportive Services Program (ESSP) developed a model servicecoordination program, the Resident Services Coordinator Model, to demonstrate the effectiveness of service coordination in federally assisted senior housing. The primary objective of the project was to develop a replicable model of service coordination to enable frail elderly residents to remain living in conventional senior housing. The three objectives were: identification of frail older persons and the nature of their impairments; provision of information and referral, care planning and assistance in obtaining services to elderly residents; and referral to the state's community-based long-term care programs for residents with moderate to severe functional impairments. The report describes the development and implementation of the ESSP Resident Services Coordinator Model, the assessment of the impact of the model, and recommendations and strategies for replicating model in existing senior housing complexes.