Innovative modeling and quality of care: Reaching the hard to reach populations

Today the majority of older adults have more than one chronic condition. This poses a problem for the traditional primary care physician because the patient needs specialized care for different, sometimes unrelated health conditions. Older adults are at risk for isolation and poor health because of limited money, resources, support, and mobility. For this reason, new and innovative models of care such as critical access hospitals, the Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), and Managed Long-term Services and Supports (MLTSS) programs find ways to maximize resources in order to provide quality care to aging patients. Although these quality care models vary in infrastructure and maintenance requirements, health providers should use this information to determine if a delivery model could benefit their aging population