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Jananee Rasiah , Tammy O’Rourke , Brian Dompé , Darryl Rolfson , Beth Mansell , Rachel Pereira , Titus A. Chan , Karen McDonald , Anne Summach ·

YOU? · · 2021 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/21501327211034807 · OA: W3184538460

Coordination of primary care is essential to improving care delivery within health systems, especially for older adults with increased health/social needs. A program jointly funded by the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement and Canadian Frailty Network, was implemented in a nurse practitioner-led clinic to address the gap in frailty care for older adults. The clinic was situated within a health and social services organization with a mandate to enhance the quality of life of older adults living in the community. Through this program, a frailty assessment pathway and social/clinical prescriptions were implemented with necessary adaptations as a result of COVID-19.