The CareWell-programme for Community-dwelling Frail Elderly Persons.

Towards a CARE AND WELFARE STANDARD for Community-dwelling Frail Elderly People With Complex Health Problems

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the CareWell-programme on overall functioning of community-dwelling frail elderly persons. Furthermore, the total costs and the cost-effectiveness of the CareWell-programme, in comparison with regular medical care, will be studied.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Frail community dwelling elderly patients aged 70 years or above. Frailty is determined with a two-phase screening instrument.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-frail elders
• Patients in palliative or end-of-life stages of disease
• Patients residing in long-term care facilities (care homes and nursing homes)
• Patients already enrolled in specific dementia-related case-management programmes who lack other health-related problems
• Patients not speaking or understanding the Dutch language