Medication Management: Integrating the Social and Medical Models

Authors

Paula C. Carder, Portland State UniversityFollow
John G. Schumacher, University of Maryland - BaltimoreFollow
Sheryl Zimmerman, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFollow
Philip D. Sloane, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFollow

Published In

Assisted Living Consult

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2007

Subjects

Drugs -- Management, Congregate housing -- Management -- Case studies, Older people -- Medical care -- Government policy

Abstract

Because it is a concrete issue directly impacting resident health status, medication management policies are often at the core of debates regarding broader AL policies, practices, and regulations. We suggest that decisions regarding medication management would be strengthened by recognizing that rather than subscribing to a simple dichotomy of a social model or medical model of care, policy and practice would benefit from dialogue that integrates key elements of both social and medical models to specifically address medication management in AL. After reviewing the definition of the social and medical models and providing case-based data that summarize how some AL staff, residents, and families describe their own medication management experiences, we will articulate a stance on the proper intersection of the medical and social models of care for medication management in AL.

Description

Originally appeared in Assisted Living Consult, published by HealthCom Media. May be found at http://www.assistedlivingconsult.com

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25217

Citation Details

Carder, Paula C., John G. Schumacher, Sheryl Zimmerman, and Philip D. Sloane. "Medication management: Integrating the social and medical models." Assisted Living Consult 3, no. 2 (2007): 18-22.