Implementation of a Volunteer Based Hospital Visitation Program for Older Adults

Authors

Mariana R. Kuperman, MD, MPH, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Kristine Swartz, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Collins, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Jennifer Kim, BS, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Description

Background

Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)¹: a multi faceted, volunteer led, hospital based program has been shown to:

• Reduce the incidence of delirium
• Decrease length of stay
• Reduce hospital costs

Implementation of such a program requires upfront investment.

A smaller, volunteer based visitation program for older adults was started to provide support for the allocation of hospital resources in delirium prevention and establishment of HELP in this institution.

This research aims to investigate the program’s implementation and impact on delirium specific outcomes.

Publication Date

6-6-2019

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

quality improvement, Hospital Elder Life Program, older adults, delirium

Disciplines

Family Medicine | Geriatrics | Medicine and Health Sciences

Comments

Presented at the 2019 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Recommended Citation

Kuperman, MD, MPH, Mariana R.; Swartz, MD, Kristine; Collins, MD, Elizabeth; and Kim, BS, Jennifer, "Implementation of a Volunteer Based Hospital Visitation Program for Older Adults" (2019). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 125.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/125