Connected Care for Older Adults: A Pilot Intervention Engaging Community Health Workers to Advance Age‐Friendly Care in Rural Oregon

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Bryanna De Lima · Oregon Health & Science University

Lindsay Miller · Columbia Gorge Community College

Elizabeth Foster · Columbia Gorge Community College

Jodi Ready · Columbia Gorge Community College

Elizabeth Eckstrom · Oregon Research Institute

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Connected Care for Older Adults incorporates CHWs in primary care settings to deliver age-friendly care to rural, underserved adults 55 and older. Early findings and feedback from participating patients, caregivers, providers, and CHWs suggest that this is a promising approach to delivering age-friendly care.

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Chronic Disease Management Strategies Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Frailty in Older Adults

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Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 74, Issue 3, pp. 705-711

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.70279

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Connected Care for Older Adults: A Pilot Intervention Engaging Community Health Workers to Advance Age‐Friendly Care in Rural Oregon

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