Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE)
In 2000, RAND Health Care researchers released the first set of quality measures specifically developed for the vulnerable elderly—those most likely to die or become severely disabled in the next two years (see chart Who Are the Vulnerable Elderly? in Research Brief 9051 ). The Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elderly (ACOVE) indicators reflect the most comprehensive examination ever conducted of the quality of medical care provided to vulnerable older Americans (see chart What Does a Quality Indicator Look Like? in Research Brief 9051 ).
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Note that the ACOVE project is no longer active: this site serves as an archive for its research and survey instruments.
Featured Research
Research Highlights
Nurse Care Manager Contribution to Quality of Care in a Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plan
Jul 1, 2012
Quality of Care Provided in a Special Needs Plan Using a Nurse Care Manager Model
Oct 1, 2011
Does Better Quality of Care for Falls and Urinary Incontinence Result in Better Participant-Reported Outcomes?
Aug 1, 2011
Missed Opportunities: Use of an End-of-Life Symptom Management Order Protocol Among Inpatients Dying Expected Deaths
Apr 1, 2011
The Quality of Care Provided to Hospitalized Patients at the End of Life
Jan 1, 2010
Practice Redesign to Improve Care for Falls and Urinary Incontinence: Primary Care Intervention for Older Patients
Jan 1, 2010
Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders--Alzheimer's Disease: A Pilot Study of a Practice Redesign Intervention to Improve the Quality of Dementia Care
Feb 1, 2010
The Vulnerable Elders-13 Survey Predicts 5-Year Functional Decline and Mortality Outcomes in Older Ambulatory Care Patients
Jan 1, 2009
A Practice-Based Intervention to Improve Primary Care for Falls, Urinary Incontinence, and Dementia
Jan 1, 2009
Improving the Quality of Health Care for Older Adults
Feb 6, 2008
Quality of Health Care Received by Older Adults
Jan 1, 2004
Developing Quality of Care Indicators for the Vulnerable Elderly: The ACOVE Project
Jan 1, 2004
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