Is Your Hospital in Need of HELP

Is Your Hospital in Need of HELP?

The hospital should be a place where older people can go to recover from their illnesses.

Yet, more than two million older Americans this year will develop delirium and functional decline during their inpatient care. These complications will result in increased morbidity and mortality, prolonged hospital stays, increased provider liability, a greater likelihood of needing long-term care and billions of dollars in excess health care costs. This scenario is not inevitable.

HELP is on the way

This section of the website provides general information about the background, goals, and implementation of the Hospital Elder Life Program. It also provides information about our dissemination activities to assist other institutions in implementing HELP.

After visiting this site, if you have specific questions or if you have a need for more detailed information, please email us: ElderLife@hrca.harvard.edu. A HELP staff member will answer your questions via email as quickly as possible.

Notice - Sharon K. Inouye M.D., the Hospital Elder Life Program, Yale University School of Medicine, and the Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife assume no responsibility for any injury or damage resulting from the use of this website or its contents. All use of this website and its contents is at the risk of the user.

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		Is Your Hospital in Need of HELP? The hospital should be a place where older people can go to recover from their illnesses. Yet, more than two million older Americans this year will develop delirium and functional decline during their inpatient care. These complications will result in increased morbidity and mortality, prolonged hospital stays, increased provider liability, a greater likelihood of needing long-term care and billions of dollars in excess health care costs. This scenario is not inevitable. HELP is on the way This section of the website provides general information about the background, goals, and implementation of the Hospital Elder Life Program. It also provides information about our dissemination activities to assist other institutions in implementing HELP. After visiting this site, if you have specific questions or if you have a need for more detailed information, please email us: ElderLife@hrca.harvard.edu. A HELP staff member will answer your questions via email as quickly as possible. Notice - Sharon K. Inouye M.D., the Hospital Elder Life Program, Yale University School of Medicine, and the Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife assume no responsibility for any injury or damage resulting from the use of this website or its contents. All use of this website and its contents is at the risk of the user.