The Congregational Care Network: Preliminary Data From a Healthcare/Congregational Partnership for At‐Risk Older Adults
The CCN partnership between congregations and a local health system is a feasible model for at-risk older adults that may reduce loneliness and shift healthcare utilization from acute to outpatient settings, providing greater continuity of care and fewer burdensome acute care visits.
Authors
- James E. Slaven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6744-3821)
- Natasha J Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8099-3107)
- Deanna Willis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6639-9729)
- Erika Rose Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8289-5087)
- Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0023-4440)
- Alexia M. Torke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9609-714X)
- John D. Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2091-2368)
- Sherri Session
- Shadreck W. Kamwendo
- Tricia Behringer
Institutions
- Indiana University Health (US)
- Regenstrief Institute (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19493
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Indiana University Health
- National Institute on Aging