Highlights
- •Academia and subsidized housing partner to increase access to care for older adults.
- •Low-income seniors have more chronic illnesses and prescriptions than general public.
- •Higher concentration of racial minorities and independent dwellers among patients.
- •Transportation identified as a barrier to accessing health care and food resources.
- •Further research needed to investigate refusal of care and treatment adherence.
Abstract
This descriptive cohort study describes the pilot project of a novel partnership between
a university college of nursing and 2 low-income housing organizations serving older
adults. The partnership allowed for the creation of onsite primary care clinics eliminating
transportation as a barrier to care. Data from intake visits and medical record audits
indicated this patient population had a higher prevalence of health disparities, such
as more chronic conditions, medications, depression, anxiety, and isolation, than
the general United States population older than 65 years. Further research is needed
to understand patients’ decision to engage or not engage in services.
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Biography
Della L. Hughes Carter, DNP, GNP-BC is an assistant professor in the Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, and can be contacted at [email protected]
Biography
Sarah J. Faubert, MSW, MPA was the project manager for this grant at the Grand Valley State University Family Health Center, Grand Rapids, MI.
Biography
Elizabeth Henschel, BSN, RN is a Doctor of Nursing Practice student at the Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI.
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Published online: February 12, 2021
Footnotes
This project was supported by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund (G1808-143384).
In compliance with standard ethical guidelines, the authors report no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.
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