Frailty. Frailty is theoretically defined as a clinically recognizable state of increased vulnerability resulting from aging-associated decline in reserve and function across multiple physiologic systems such that the ability to cope with every day or acute stressors is comprised. (Fried LP, Tangen CM, Walston J, et al. Frailty in older adults: evidence for a phenotype. JGerontolA BiolSciMedSci. 2001;56(3):M146–M156. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] [Ref list])
Home-Based Medical Care (HBMC). Also known as “Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC),” which is a model that combines home-based care for medical needs with intense management, care coordination, as well as long-term services and supports (LTSS) when needed. HBPC interventions have been proposed as an alternative way of organizing and delivering care that may better address the needs, values, and preferences of chronically ill, frail, and disabled patients who have difficulty accessing traditional office-based care primary care or newer models of care that also require office visits. (Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: November 19, 2014).