Grantee Name
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Funding Area
Special Projects Fund
Publication Date
September 2008
Grant Amount
$149,814
Grant Date:
January 2007 – December 2007
DOWNLOAD FULL REPORTChallenges to improving depression management in home care range from organizational factors—such as a scarcity of mental health specialists—to patient factors—such as difficulty in assessing depression among patients who are seriously ill or disabled.
The project worked with discharged hospital patients who needed short-term home health services to promote their recovery.