Acute Care for Elders A Model for Interdisciplinary Care

Acute Care for Elders (ACE) is a model of care designed to improve functional outcomes and to improve the processes for the care of older patients. This model includes: an environment of care designed to promote improved function for older patients; an interdisciplinary team that works together to i...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Malone, Michael L. (Editor), Capezuti, Elizabeth A. (Editor), Palmer, Robert M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Humana 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Aging Medicine
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • An Introduction to the Acute Care for Elders
  • The Team Approach to Interdisciplinary Care
  • Patient and Hospital Factors that Lead to Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalized Elders
  • An Overview of Hospital-Based Models of Care
  • The Acute Care for Elders Unit
  • How to Develop, Start and Sustain an Acute Care for Elders Unit
  • How to Disseminate the ACE Model of Care Beyond One Unit
  • How to Use the ACE Unit to Improve Hospital Safety and Quality for Older Patients: From ACE Units to Elder-Friendly Hospitals
  • ACE Unit Business Model
  • Models of Care to Transition from Hospital to Home
  • What is the Role of Hospitalists in the Acute Care for Elders
  • How to Improve Care for Seniors in the Emergency Department
  • How to Improve Care for Older Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
  • The Future of Acute Care for Elders