The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP): COVID-19 Resource Hub and Delirium Prevention Toolkit
The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) has created a COVID-19 resource hub. A chief resource within the hub is a delirium prevention toolkit.
HELP is a comprehensive, evidence-based, patient-care program that provides optimal care for older adults in the hospital. HELP prevents delirium (a sudden state of confusion or change in mental state) and loss of functioning.
A highlight within the delirium prevention resource hub is the toolkit designed to support busy hospital staff. The toolkit consists of resources for a patient kit, including exercises, relaxation tools, sleep protocols, and therapeutic activities, and instructions on how to assemble the kit. The toolkit resources and recommendations are to help hospitalized older adults maintain cognitive and physical functioning during COVID-19.
To go to the resource hub and access the delirium prevention toolkit, click here.