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Programs to promote independence at home: how effective are they?
- Authors:
- LEWIN Gill, VANDERMEULEN Suzanne, COSTER Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 16(3/4), September 2006, pp.24-26.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
During the last six years Western Australia's largest home care provider, has developed and implemented two home care programs focused on promoting people's independence. The first, the Home Independence Program (HIP) is an early intervention program directed at optimising functional decline, promoting healthy ageing and encouraging the self-management of chronic diseases. The second, the Personal Enablement Program (PEP), was developed to meet the needs of home care eligible clients who were exiting an acute episode of care in metropolitan hospitals. This article provides an overview of the program components of the independence service model, describes the methods and outcome measures used to assess the model's effectiveness and presents the findings to date.