Hospital Senior Care
Elderly patients undergoing care at Christiana Hospital or Wilmington
Hospital benefit from Christiana Care's committment to providing excellence
in health care for seniors.
We Improve Senior Health: The WISH Program
The WISH Program is a collaborative effort among nurses, physicians,
pharmacists, rehabilitative therapists, social workers, dietitians and other
disciplines to improve the care that Christiana Care delivers to senior patients
in all settings. WISH is a way of thinking and caring for older patients; the
WISH Senior Health Resource Team serves as a resource to the doctors, nurses and
other health care providers in the hospital to ensure that everyone is working
together to provide best-practice geriatric care.
WISH is derived from a national initiative called NICHE, developed by New
York University, Division of Nursing and the Education Development Center for
Health Care Practice funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. of New
York. For more information about Christiana Care's WISH Program, call
302-733-4999.
Acute Care for the Elderly: The ACE Unit
Christiana Care's ACE Unit improves clinical outcomes in older
patients by preventing complications and preserving the
patients' functional ability. This includes preventing or minimizing the
following during hospitalization:
- Falls.
- Skin breakdown.
- Restraint use.
- Delirium.
- Cognitive decline.
- Immobility.
- Constipation.
- Foley catheter use.
The interdisciplinary ACE team meets on a scheduled basis to conduct rounds
and review each patient. The team works to integrate care planning and improve
continuity of care and communication with patients and
families.
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