Volunteers of America (VOA) is a nonprofit,
faith-based social welfare organization. It is one of
the nation's largest human service organizations reaching
more than two million people in communities across the
United States. The services offered by VOA are varied
and included services and programs that help frail elderly
men and women.
This project is focused on VOA's elderly services.
Faculty from the WHCCS are working with VOA administrators
to implement CAM services into two of the VOA's assisted
and long-term care facilities in the Twin Cities area,
the Edina Care Center, and the Elder Homestead.
The primary goal of this project is to: determine
the feasibility of developing a sustainable and replicable
model for integrated Chiropractic, Acupuncture, and
Massage services within the VOA system for the purpose
of improving VOA residents' overall quality of life.
This will be accomplished through the implementation
of a fellowship program, which will provide CAM providers
the training and experience necessary to provide evidence-informed
care for older individuals. A system for data collection
will also be developed.
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