Effective strategies will likely draw from three areas of
research. First are primary care interventions to improve
treatment of geriatric depression through the use of structured treatment guidelines and care managers (32, 69).
Second are comprehensive home-based interventions
that target the full range of nursing and psychosocial
needs in geriatric patients (62, 63, 70). Third are “telemedicine” strategies to facilitate clinical care for hard-to-reach
populations, such as the rural and homebound (71).