Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)

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100 Queensway W
Mississauga, ON
L5B 1B8
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905-848-7580 ext 2274
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Call 911 in emergencies
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Procédé et formulaires

Not required

Admissibilité / population desservie

Older adults who are admitted into hospital inpatient units

Frais

Most services covered by OHIP

Contacts

Elder Life Assistant
905-848-7580 ext 2499

Langues

English ; French

Notes sur la langue

Interpretive services available

Zone(s) desservie(s)

Mississauga and area

Accessibilité

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Description des services:

Program aims to keep hospitalized older adults mentally and physically active which helps to prevent delirium and functional decline * team includes an Elder Life Specialist (ELS), Elder Life Assistant (ELA), and specially trained HELP Volunteers, who works closely with the Seniors Health Team, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, pharmacists, registered dietitians, social workers, and physicians * participation in HELP is voluntary and a patient may stop participating at any time

Older adult patients at risk may have problems in at least one of the following areas:
  • cognition
  • mobility
  • activities of daily living (ADLs)
  • vision
  • hearing
  • sleep
  • communication

Qui sommes-nous ?

HELP is for older adult patients who are at risk for delirium and functional decline during their hospital stay

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