TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining collaboration across organizations in an age-friendly community
AU - Teixeira Poit, Stephanie
PY - 2020/1/2
Y1 - 2020/1/2
N2 - Collaboration among organizations is fundamental to promoting age-friendly environments. This study questions: To what extent do organizations collaborate with other organizations in age-friendly communities to provide services to older adults? This study draws on 48 semi-structured qualitative interviews with representatives of organizations that provide services to older adults in an age-friendly community. Findings demonstrated that organizations can engage in collaboration and cooperation across multiple sectors of service delivery and across multiple types of organizations. Nevertheless, some organizations were not collaborating; older adults receiving services at these organizations may miss opportunities to connect to complementary services that can meet their holistic needs.
AB - Collaboration among organizations is fundamental to promoting age-friendly environments. This study questions: To what extent do organizations collaborate with other organizations in age-friendly communities to provide services to older adults? This study draws on 48 semi-structured qualitative interviews with representatives of organizations that provide services to older adults in an age-friendly community. Findings demonstrated that organizations can engage in collaboration and cooperation across multiple sectors of service delivery and across multiple types of organizations. Nevertheless, some organizations were not collaborating; older adults receiving services at these organizations may miss opportunities to connect to complementary services that can meet their holistic needs.
KW - Age-friendly communities
KW - collaboration
KW - integration
KW - older adults
KW - systems of care
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U2 - 10.1080/08952841.2019.1685857
DO - 10.1080/08952841.2019.1685857
M3 - Article
C2 - 31663430
SN - 0895-2841
VL - 32
SP - 91
EP - 113
JO - Journal of Women and Aging
JF - Journal of Women and Aging
IS - 1
ER -