Title: Personal Care Partnership Program

Funded by: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
                     The Pew Charitable Trusts
                     Administration on Aging (AOA)

Status: Ongoing

Overview: The Personal Care Partnership Program is a demonstration project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Building Health Systems for People with Chronic Illness and The Pew Charitable Trusts. In conjunction with Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, and local personal care homes, Einstein has created a multi-disciplinary care management system for residents of personal care homes. Care Management and primary care services are provided by a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner (GNP), in collaboration with the Primary Care Physician. The GNP monitors the care of the resident in the personal care home working with staff and coordinating other service providers in the network. Team-building and training of personal care staff is an integral component of the program. A comprehensive evaluation of the clinical and financial outcomes of the program is underway, for the purpose of providing information to key state agencies in the policy-making arena.

See this program's mention in the Jewish Exponent for more information.

Research Team:
Carol A. Irvine, Principal Investigator
Christopher Minnick, Director
Jennifer Campbell, Evaluator
Ed Ratajczak, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
Pearl Graub, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging