Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) Units Featured in HealthLeaders Magazine
Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) hospital units were featured online this month and in the July/August issue of HealthLeaders magazine. Also highlighted is the Nurses Improving Care of Healthsystems Elders (NICHE) program. Both ACE and NICHE were originally designed with funding from the Hartford Foundation's 1989 Hospital Outcomes Program for Elders (HOPE) initiative. To read the full article, click here.
Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) hospital units were featured online this month and in the July/August issue of HealthLeaders magazine. Also highlighted is the Nurses Improving Care of Healthsystems Elders (NICHE) program. Both ACE and NICHE were originally designed with funding from the Hartford Foundation's 1989 Hospital Outcomes Program for Elders (HOPE) initiative. Hartford grantee Dr. Seth Landefeld discusses the ACE unit model's development and Dr. Mike Malone, current chair of the American Geriatrics Society Public Policy Committee is featured, as well. To read the full article, click here.