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. In an effort to make HELP more widely available, the HELP materials are now available without charge. Any institution can have access to the HELP manuals, tools and resources. Copyright restrictions must still be observed. All uses of this material should acknowledge: The Hospital Elder Life Program (© 2000, Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH). To access these materials, click on "Become a HELP Site" and create an account.

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. In an effort to make HELP more widely available, the HELP materials are now available without charge. Any institution can have access to the HELP manuals, tools and resources. Copyright restrictions must still be observed. All uses of this material should acknowledge: The Hospital Elder Life Program (© 2000, Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH). To access these materials, click on "Become a HELP Site" and create an account. 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.