Five-year experience of a community outreach program for the elderly
Abstract
The authors report on more than 2,000 impaired elderly people who were referred to a geriatric outreach program during its first 5 years of operation. These patients were referred by a wide variety of professionals and private citizens, who were usually concerned about the person's ability to care for himself or herself or about psychiatric symptoms. The most common diagnosis was dementing illness (21% of the patients), followed by depression (13%). Intervention usually involved making appropriate plans based on an accurate diagnosis, often including coordinating the services of other agencies. A follow-up of 100 patients showed that most of the patients who were still living had maintained their independence.
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