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"More and more seniors are dissatisfied with the present model of care,"said Dr. Bruce Chernof, chief executive officer of The SCAN Foundation. "Theywant a sustainable continuum of quality care that aims to avoid long hospitalor seemingly inevitable nursing home stays, care that responds to theirlifestyles and is centered on keeping them independent in the settings theyprefer. The challenges are developing new medical practice models to deliverthis care and reforming the way we pay for it. We are pleased to join withthese organizations in developing answers to these challenges."
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A $450,000 two-year grant to UCSF will support the organization andwriting of a special patient and caregiver-focused section on aging andindependence to be submitted for peer review and possible publication in JAMA.For this special section, Dr. Seth Landefeld and colleagues at the UCSF willorganize the section, interview patients, and work with experts in the fieldwho will author articles on issues in aging important to maintainingindependence and reducing morbidity. The grant will fund these editorialactivities at UCSF.
"JAMA is pleased to work with The SCAN Foundation and the University ofCalifornia, San Francisco. America's demographic changes are presenting achallenge to the medical profession to develop and disseminate new techniquesand protocols that respond to the growing demand for long-term healthcare,"said Dr. Catherine DeAngelis, editor-in-chief of JAMA.
Two grants totaling $947,389 will be given to Health Affairs: $197,389 tofund a half-day policy briefing in Washington, DC, in mid-2009, aimed atmaking the case for why long-term care must be on the nation's broader healthreform agenda; and $750,000 to support a special issue of Health Affairsjournal on such themes as lessons learned from successful programs aimed atmaintaining people independent in their own homes for as long as possible,effective models from other countries, and issues surrounding financinglong-term care and long-term care insurance.
Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, said, "Along withchanges in how medical care is provided, we must raise the awareness ofpolicymakers and the public about long-term senior care and the prominent roleit must have in any discussion about the nation's health priorities."
About The SCAN Foundation
The SCAN Foundation is an independent nonprofit foundation dedicated toadvancing the development of a sustainable continuum of quality care forseniors that integrates medical treatment and human services in the settingsmost appropriate to their needs and with the greatest likelihood of a healthy,independent life. The SCAN Foundation supports programs that stimulate publicengagement, develop realistic public policy and financing options, anddisseminate promising care models and technologies. The SCAN Foundation wascreated through a contribution by SCAN Health Plan, a nonprofit MedicareAdvantage organization based in California.
http://www.thescanfoundation.org
SOURCE The SCAN Foundation
