Implementation of a Volunteer-Based Hospital Program for Older Adults

Authors

Elizabeth Collins, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Kristine Swartz, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Description

Background

• A multi-faceted, volunteer-led, hospital-based program1has been shown to: •Reduce the incidence of delirium •Decrease hospital length of stay •Reduce hospital costs.
• Implementation of such a program requires upfront investment.
• A smaller, volunteer-based visitation program for older adults may provide support for the allocation of more hospital resources in delirium prevention and establishment of a formal Hospital Elder Life Program1in this institution.
• This research aims to investigate: •If the implementation of a visitation program is feasible at this hospital •Volunteer experience with the program.

Publication Date

6-7-2018

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

volunteer-based hospital program, older adults, patient safety

Disciplines

Family Medicine | Geriatrics | Medicine and Health Sciences | Palliative Care

Comments

Presented at the 2018 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Recommended Citation

Collins, MD, Elizabeth and Swartz, MD, Kristine, "Implementation of a Volunteer-Based Hospital Program for Older Adults" (2018). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 85.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/85