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Managing effective partnerships in older people's services
Author(s) -
Nies Henk
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
health and social care in the community
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.984
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1365-2524
pISSN - 0966-0410
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00652.x
Subject(s) - older people , social care , integrated care , population ageing , european union , business , public relations , long term care , case management , nursing , social welfare , health care , medicine , economic growth , population , political science , gerontology , economics , economic policy , environmental health , law
The integration of older people's services is a challenge to all countries with an ageing population. Although it is widely acknowledged that acute care, long‐term care, social care, housing, leisure, education and other services should all operate in a more ‘joined‐up manner’, achieving this in practice remains extremely difficult. Against this background, the European Union (EU) Care and Management of Services for Older People in Europe Network (CARMEN) project set out to explore the management of integrated care in 11 EU countries. Summarising key themes from the project, this paper explores the management of integrated care, the skills required, the mechanisms which aid successful integrated approaches, and future research priorities. Although very challenging, the concept of integrated care is still a promising way forward when seeking to meet the challenges of an ageing society.