Hallways Feel Like Homelessness: The Geriatric Boarder Experience
Our sample of older adults felt stressed and powerless while boarding. They especially struggled in hallway care spaces and preferred dedicated units for boarding. They felt comorbidities and acuity of condition should determine prioritization for inpatient beds rather than age. These insights can help guide health systems how to improve the boarding experience for geriatric patients. More research is needed to understand the older adult's experience boarding in the ED and how to improve it.
Authors
- Anita Nandkumar Chary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8839-7617)
- Shan W. Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-3717)
- Emily M. Hayden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2660-8658)
- Sarah Perelman
- Grace Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1392-1218)
- Danielle M. Muriel
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19518
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51