Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 7 4 2018 04 01 Achieving Integrated Care for Older People: Shuffling the Deckchairs or Making the System Watertight For the Future? 290 293 3450 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.144 EN Gill Harvey Adelaide Nursing School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia Joanne Dollard Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia Amy Marshall Adelaide Nursing School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia 0000-0002-7084-3690 Manasi Murthy Mittinty Adelaide Nursing School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia Journal Article 2017 10 03 <span class="fontstyle0">Integrated care has been recognised as a key initiative to resolve the issues surrounding care for older people living with multi-morbidity. Multiple strategies and policies have been implemented to increase coordination of care globally however, evidence of effectiveness remains mixed. The reasons for this are complex and multifactorial, yet many strategies deal with parts of the problem rather than taking a whole systems view with the older person clearly at the centre. This approach of fixing parts of the system may be akin to shuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic, rather than dealing with the fundamental reasons why the ship is sinking. Attempts to make the ship more watertight need to be firmly centred on the older person, pay close attention to implementation and embrace approaches that promote collaborative working between all the stakeholders involved.</span> https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3450_581ac43eb519a0494644add55f6cee4e.pdf