A new survey commissioned by the John A. Hartford Foundation explores older Americans’ experiences with and attitudes toward aspects of team-based health care and other key services of the patient-centered medical home model. The survey shows that older adults who receive team care recognize a difference it has made in improving their health. Data also show that many of those who do not receive elements of team care are interested in getting this type of care, and see promise in the difference it can make in their health.
PerryUndem Research/Communication conducted a national survey of n = 1,107 adults 65 and older January 30 through February 3, 2014. The margin of sampling error is + 3.9 percentage points.
Among the key findings are: