Optimal staffing for Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) units. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) units have been shown to improve outcomes for hospitalized elders. Because the literature offers little to describe the appropriate staffing of such units, we surveyed ACE units about their size, configuration, staffing, patient selection, training, and outcomes data. Although we had anticipated speaking with staff from 30 to 40 units, we were able to poll key personnel on only 18 ACE units. This article describes staffing and continuous quality improvement data for these sites.

publication date

  • January 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Acute Disease
  • Geriatric Nursing
  • Hospital Units
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital
  • Personnel Staffing and Scheduling

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0035983448

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1067/mgn.2002.125411

PubMed ID

  • 12075280

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 23

issue

  • 3