Episode 15: Allyson Loris, OTD, OTR/L
On this episode we talk to Dr. Allyson Loris, an occupational therapist with Community Aging in Place - Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) program. This innovative program teams a nurse, an OT, and a handyman to address the needs of seniors in their homes.
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Resources Discussed in this Episode:
- CAPABLE Program websites:
- CAPABLE Chicago Land: https://capablechicagoland.weebly.com/
- Johns Hopkins HealthCare Solutions: https://www.johnshopkinssolutions.com/solution/capable/
- Gitlin, L.N., Szanton, S. Ll, Roth, J., Evelyn-Gustave, A. (2019). Tips for aging at home: Doing what matters to you. Camino Books Inc. https://www.amazon.com/Tips-Aging-Home-Doing-Matters/dp/1680980327
- Ruiz, S., Snyder, L. P., Rotondo, C., Cross-Barnet, C., Colligan, E. M., & Giuriceo, K. (2017). Innovative home visit models associated with reductions in costs, hospitalizations, and emergency department use. Health Affairs (Project Hope), 36(3), 425-432. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1305 https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1305
- Spoelstra, S., Sikorskii, A., Gitlin, L., Schueller, M., Kline, M. Szanton, S. (2019). Dissemination of the CAPABLE model of care in a medicaid waiver program to improve physical function. Models of Geriatric Care, Quality Improvement, and Program Dissemination. (67) 363-370. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30548594/
- Szanton, S.L Leff, B.L., Wollf, J.L., Roberts, L. Gitlin, L.N (2016). Home-based care model reduces disability and promotes aging in place. Health Affairs. https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.15713
- Szanton, S. L., Thorpe, R. J., Boyd, C., Tanner, E. K., Leff, B., Agree, E., Gitlin, L. N.(2011). Community aging in place, advancing better living for elders: a bio-behavioral-environmental intervention to improve function and health-related quality of life in disabled older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(12), 2314–2320. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03698. https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03698.x
- Szanton, S.L., Xue, Q., Leff, B., Guralnik, J., Wolff, J., Tanner, E., Boyd, C., Thorpe, R., Bishai, D., Gitlin, L. (2019). Effect of a biobehavioral environmental approach on disability amount low-income older adults: A randomized control trial. JAMA Internal Medicine, E1-E8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6439640/
- Szanton, S.L., Wolff, J.W., Leff, B.L., Thorpe, R.J., Tanner, E.K., Boyd, C., Xue, Q., Guralnik, J. Bishai, D. Gitlin, L.N., (2014) CAPABLE trial: a randomized controlled trial of nurse, occupational therapist and handyman to reduce disability among older adults: rationale and design. Contemporary Clinical Trials https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4074085/