Table 1

The ACHRU-CPP five core components

Intervention componentsGoals
1. Home/virtual visits (up to 3 home visits) and unlimited follow-up phone calls by an RN and/or RD or nutritionistTo assess older adults’ and caregivers’ needs and goals using standardised tools to support a coordinated care plan
2. Monthly group wellness sessions (up to 6 sessions) at a local community centre led by the RN, RD or nutritionist and community programme coordinatorTo provide older adults and caregivers with gentle progressive physical activity, self-management education for diabetes and other chronic conditions, and healthy lunches and snacks
3. Monthly team case conferences which include an RN, RD or nutritionist and community programme coordinatorTo discuss the health and social care needs of older adults and caregivers, develop and revise the coordinated care plan, and plan topics for group wellness sessions
4. Collaboration with the primary care interprofessional team and other specialists (eg, family physicians, nurse practitioners, kinesiologists, social workers, home care and social service providers, pharmacists, endocrinologists)To support primary care and community providers in working collaboratively to develop care plans for older adults, and connect older adults and caregivers to specialists and community resources
5. Nurse-led care coordination/system navigationTo facilitate linkages to other primary healthcare providers, specialists and community care services for older adults and caregivers
  • ACHRU-CPP, Aging, Community and Health Research Unit-Community Partnership Program; RD, registered dietitian; RN, registered nurse.