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GRACE Team Care Model

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The goal of the Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders (GRACE) model is to improve the quality of geriatric care for high-risk older adults with complex medical and psychosocial comorbidity. GRACE utilizes in-home comprehensive geriatric assessment and an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement a patient-centered plan of care and then provides ongoing, proactive care management in collaboration with primary care and the medical home. Outcomes observed from GRACE model implementation in several health systems include higher quality of life for patients enrolled in GRACE, reduced acute care utilization, and overall cost savings when compared to usual care.

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  1. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Cathy C. Schubert MD

  2. R. L. Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Cathy C. Schubert MD, Julia Dolejs MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-BC & Justine May MSW, LCSW

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  2. Julia Dolejs MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-BC
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Correspondence to Cathy C. Schubert MD .

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  1. Rockport Healthcare Services, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Michael Wasserman

  2. Physician Consultant Institute, Denver, Colorado, USA

    James Riopelle

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Schubert, C.C., Dolejs, J., May, J. (2018). GRACE Team Care Model. In: Wasserman, M., Riopelle, J. (eds) Primary Care for Older Adults. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61329-1_3

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