Podcast explores how to bring age-friendly care to the ED

In an American Hospital Association podcast, Julie Dye, MSN, RN, discusses the benefits of participating in the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation program and the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative. Dye, a clinical nurse specialist in geriatrics at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Calif., explains how her hospital blends caseworker skills and clinical expertise to identify gaps in care for older patients. Hospital emergency departments increasingly need to adapt models of care to address the needs of adults age 65 and older, who will reach about 95 million in the U.S. by 2060.