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Home-based Primary Care, HSC Center for Older Adults 2025-2027
An estimated 1.9 million U.S. adults age 65 or older are completely or mostly homebound. Home-based primary care (HBPC) provided by multidisciplinary teams to vulnerable, homebound older adults has been shown to reduce costs, with high rates of patient satisfaction and reduced symptom burden.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to: 1) Identify patients who are candidates for home-based primary care and describe how to perform a house call. 2) Describe how to perform a home safety assessment. 3) Identify who is eligible for home health services. 4) Define the Medicare regulations regarding home health services.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses.
Learning Objectives
When you complete this module, you will be able to:
- Identify patients who are candidates for home-based primary care.
- Describe how to perform a home safety assessment.
- Identify who is eligible for home health services.
- Define the Medicare regulations regarding home health services.
Funding
This project is supported by grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U1QHP53050. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the Health Resources and Services Administration or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. No commercial support was received for this activity.
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Disclosures
In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the person, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible interests. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Division of Academic Innovation's office planning team nor the subject matter experts have anything to disclose.
Primary Contributors
Sarah E. Ross, DO, MS, CMD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Departments of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Kate Taylor, DNP, FNP-C
Assistant Dean of Clinical & Outreach Affairs
Office of the Dean, College of Nursing
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Departments of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Instructional Design
Brenda Wilson, MS, CHCP
Senior Instructional Designer
CE & Assessment Department, Division of Academic Innovation, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Sarah Ross, DO, MS, CMD
Sarah Ross, DO, MS, CMD
Kate Taylor, DNP, FNP-C, CPPS, FNAP
Accreditation Statements
In support 
of improving patient care, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing Education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit.
American Osteopathic Association
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians.
Designation Statements
Physicians
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this program for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour of AOA Category 2A CME credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in the activity.
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
This activity provides up to 1.0 contact hours.
Certificate of Participation
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity for 1.0 hour of participation.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 ANCC
- 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
- 1.00 HSC Participation
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