Question

What are some of the challenges continuity of care may face for which age group population?

Answer 1

Ans) Continuity is valuable and important to doctors and patients. It not only enables us to have an improved relationship with our patients but also enables us to work more effectively and, most importantly, results in improved clinical outcomes.

- Long-term care refers to a broad range of medical and social service options that are available to meet the needs and compensate for the functional disabilities of persons of any age, but this care most commonly serves the elderly who can no longer function independently.

- The evolution and specialization of residential, community-based, and home health care services will continue.

- The aging of the population, rising rates of chronic disease, longer life expectancies, and advances in public health and medical technology will result in unprecedented numbers of people requiring longterm care services in the near future – even as a shortage of health care personnel is occurring.

- The health care industry must begin to work now to reduce the fragmentation that exists both in the continuum of long-term care services and in the system of payment for those services.

- Health care managers must stay current on and attentive to data trends, be prepared to quickly expand current programs, and collaborate with other care providers within their communities, and thereby be ready to serve an even greater number of people by providing seamless care that is accessible, effective, efficient, and affordable.