Table 2.

Model Utilization (N=180)

	n (%)
Geriatric Resource Nurse (GRN) Model †	137 (76.1)
	Mean ± SD (mini-max)
Number of GRNs	45.0 ± 88.6 (0–80)
Number of units with GRNs	4.4 ± 6.1 (0–41)
Number of nurses certified in geriatrics	8.4 ± 22.5 (0–195)
Acute Care of Elders (ACE) unit ‡	49 (27.2)
Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) §	15 (8.3)
Better Outcomes for Old Adults through Safe Transitions (BOOST) ±	21 (11.7)
The Care Transitions Program (Coleman model)1	22 (12.2)
Transitional Care Model (Naylor model)δ	8 (4.4)

^†Geriatric Resource Nurse (GRN) Model: bedside nurses receive gerontologic training and serve as peer consultants and change agents http://www.nicheprogram.org/

^‡Acute Care of Elders (ACE) unit: specially – prepared environments that utilize evidence-based protocols implemented by interdisciplinary teams

^§Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP): interdisciplinary staff, volunteers, and targeted intervention protocols to improve patients’ outcomes (delirium and functional decline) and provide cost-effective care http://www.hebrewseniorlife.org/research-abc-hospital-elder-life-program-help

^±Better Outcomes for Old Adults through Safe Transitions (BOOST): hospitalist-led program that identify high-risk patients on admission and target risk-specific interventions to prevent readmissions and improve outcomes http://www.hospitalmedicine.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=27659

¹The Care Transitions Program (Coleman model): patients with complex care needs and family caregivers work with a “Transition Coach” and learn self-management skills that will ease their transition from hospital to home http://www.caretransitions.org/

^δTransitional Care Model (Naylor model): comprehensive in-hospital planning and home follow-up for chronically ill high-risk older adults http://www.transitionalcare.info/