A SIMPLE PROGRAM TO TRAIN CASE MANAGERS IN COMMUNITY ELDERLY CARE

The case manager, like many ''new professions'' does not yet have a de fined curriculum. We consider that the principal requisite for case ma nagers is a proficient knowledge of assessment for the care of the eld erly. Therefore, rue focused a four-week teaching course for future ca se managers on the National Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) of th e United States and the Long-Term Care Program Application and Admissi on Form of British Columbia, Canada. We verified that this simple prog ram provides students with adequate skills to become case managers.