Policy, Practice or Research Impacts:
This was one of the most comprehensive assessments to date of issues related to hospital-to-home transitions for seniors. It identified many important actions to improve transitional care through interventions to empower seniors and their caregivers. As follow-up, HRA hosted a Transitional Care Leadership Summit that brought together national experts to discuss innovations and policy recommendations.
Department/Center:
Health Research for Action, UC Berkeley
Principal Investigators:
Professors S.Leonard Syme and Linda Neuhauser
Research Publications and Reports:
From Hospital to Home: Improving Transitional Care for Older Adults, a summary report of key research findings and recommendations. 2006
From Hospital to Home: A Strategic Assessment of Eldercare in the San Francisco Bay Area, Review of Literature. 2005
Partners:
community advisory board, over 30 community organizations, the American Society on Aging, and UC Berkeley’s Center for Advanced Study of Aging Services
Funder/Client:
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation