Detection of Depression in Older Adults: Implications for a
Professional Home Healthcare Staff
Ellen L. Brown, EdD, MS, ARNP, RN
Associate Professor in Nursing
Florida International University School of Nursing and Health
Sciences
Outline
I. Late-life depression: Detection and the home care service sector
Prevalence
Clinical Presentation
Treatment Options in Home Care
What is Home Care?
Who is served?
II. Why is screening for depression in older homecare patients not a
routine practice?
Healthcare system and policy
Clinicians
Patients
III. Depression Screening Options- What does the evidence tell us?
Tools
Agency support
Education