Abstract
Community Nurse Supporting Elderly iN a changing SOciety is a project funded by the European Union, which is aimed at developing an innovative care model based on community nurses to support active ageing in mountain areas. The planned sustainability of this innovative approach relies on social entrepreneurship, and this work highlights the necessary conditions for the existence of these entrepreneurial initiatives on the market, with community nurses' services purchased by the public health care system. The authors propose a sustainability framework for this project based on three relevant dimensions (ie, health, organisation, and context), highlighting the necessary conditions for continued provision of health services beyond project conclusion. Then, considering the Piedmont Region and those aged 65 or older as target population, health outcomes are analysed, proposing a break-even analysis to calculate expected levels. According to our results, in order to care for 191977 elderly people for 3years, a successful pro-active approach is needed to prevent 1657 falls with hip fracture, reducing the prevalence of this adverse outcome by 36%. These are the expected health outcome levels for the existence of a social market, which can be achieved through the successful involvement of local public health organisations and stakeholders. Policy makers need clear information on the economic impact of extending this new intervention to the whole target population and on the required preconditions for its financial sustainability in terms of health outcomes. However, a participatory process involving all relevant local stakeholders and organisations is crucial to extend current achievements beyond project conclusion.
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