Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Self-management for Dual Sensory Impaired Older People and Their Caregivers: an Effective Approach?
Brief Summary: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of a self-management program for elderly with an acquired and concurrent hearing and visual impairment due to age-related disease processes.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Eligible residents will be long-term care residents at least 65 years of age who have resided in the NH at least 6 months and are likely to survive at least 6 months. Residents must be potentially at risk for falls, which we define as ambulatory or transfer-independent as recorded on the Minimum Data Set.

Exclusion Criteria:

* None.
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* \> 40 Beds
* MD, NP or PA available on-site at least 1/week
* Capable of Starting intravenous fluids
* Capable of Providing respiratory treatments
* Capable of Assessing oxygenation status by pulse oximetry
* \< 4 hrs turnaround time for STAT medications ("stat" is an abbreviation of the Latin word statim, meaning "immediately, without delay")
* \< 8 hrs. turnaround time for STAT laboratory tests
* \< 8 hrs. turnaround time for STAT X-rays
* Computers available for online staff training
* Strong support for participation from the facility administrator, director of nursing, and medical director, as well as corporate leadership (for NHs that are part of a corporate chain), as evidenced by a signed agreement before enrollment
* \> 10% 30-day readmission rates

Exclusion Criteria:

* Hospital based
* Having only private pay residents (no Medicare/Medicaid, no Medicare provider number).
* Participation in a project designed specifically to reduce acute care transfers or hospitalization rates (including federal demonstrations)
* Conducting more than one other major quality improvement or research project during the project period which would threaten their ability to fully participate in the trial.
* Specialize in Pediatrics (\> 30 % of patients in NHs are pediatric)
* Specialize in HIV (\> 30 % of patients in NHs are HIV)
* Specialize in Respiratory care with ventilator care (\>30% of patients in NH are in this category)
* Robust INTERACT implementation and/or very low hospitalization rate
* Located in a country outside USA
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* clinical diagnosis of hearing loss and low vision
* at least one sensory loss acquired after the age of 55
* living in a home for the elderly

Exclusion Criteria:

* congenital deaf persons
* a dual sensory loss before the age of 55
D: Inclusion Criteria Residents:

* at least one GP visit in recent three months or
* two GP visits in recent 6 months or
* admission to the nursing home during the precedent 6 months independently of documented GP contacts
* at least 18 years of age
* written informed consent by the resident or her/his legal guardian

Inclusion Criteria Nursing Homes:

* minimum size of 40 residents
* written consent provided by the nursing home Manager Prior to randomisation

Exclusion Criteria Residents:

- admission for short term care only

Exclusion Criteria Nursing Homes:

- participation in other projects on interprofessional collaboration.

Answer: C