Care Support of America (CSA) is a pioneer in providing Advanced Illness Coordinated Care^® services. CSA’s founder and president,  Dan Tobin, MD, is a nationally recognized leader in care coordination and healthcare counseling, who has trained and supervised hundreds of nurses in public and private settings. Our registered nurses average over 10 years each of geriatric nursing care experience.

The Care Support of America AICC^™ service is the result of millions of dollars of investment in research, conducted over 8 years, by the leadership of CSA.

When compared with usual health care delivery, research findings indicate AICC^™:

• Decreased hospital admissions and increased  time at home ^{2, 3}
• Improved patient and caregiver satisfaction ^{1, 2}
• Enhanced frequency and timeliness in formation of advance directives^{1,2, 3}
• Improved communication with professional health providers ^{1, 3}
• Derived greater value from community services ²
• Increased support from health care providers for both emotional and physical discomfort ^{2, 3}

1. Engelhardt, J.B., McClive-Reed, K.P., Toseland, R.W., Smith, T.L., Larson, D.G., & Tobin & D.R. (2006) Effects of a program for coordinated care of advanced illness on patients, surrogates, and health care costs: A randomized trial. American Journal of Managed Care. 12(2), 93-100.

2. Engelhardt, J.B., Kisiel, T., Nicholson, J., Mulichak, L., DeMatteis, J., & Tobin, D.R. (2008). Impact of a care coordination and support strategic partnership on clinical outcomes. Home Healthcare Nurse, 26(3), 166-172.

3. Engelhardt, J.B., Rizzo, V.M., Della Penna, R.D., Feigenbaum, P.A., Kirkland, K.A., Nicholson, J.S., O’Keefe-Rosetti, M.C., Venohr, I.M., Grey Reger, P., & Tobin, D.R. (2009). Effectiveness of care coordination and health counseling on advancing illness. American Journal of Managed Care, 15(11), 817-825.