Analysis of Community Based Systems of Care

摘要

The project describes a study of community based systems of care now in place to assist the elderly. The result was a detailed study of six communities representing a broad cross-section of characteristics. The report includes information on the types of capacities now in place to assist older persons at the community level and an analysis of how these services are set up and coordinated. The goal of the project was to develop a descriptive profile of the broad spectrum of services and supports currently in place. Site visits were made to nine communities throughout the U.S. The six communities selected for a more extensive, comparative analysis were: Arlington Heights, Illinois; city of Baltimore, Maryland; Craven County, North Carolina; city of Malden, Massachusetts, Orange County, Florida; and Shutsman County, North Dakota. The study reveals that program development activities are extensive but not organized to support a concept of a system of services.