Caring for older adults' social needs in emergency departments: Where to draw the line?

doi:10.1111/jgs.19296

Editorial

. 2025 Jan;73(1):3-5.

doi: 10.1111/jgs.19296. Epub 2024 Nov 28.

Caring for older adults' social needs in emergency departments: Where to draw the line?

Elizabeth M Goldberg¹, Elizabeth Bloemen², Daniel M Lindberg^{1

3}

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¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
² Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
³ The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, Aurora, Colorado, USA.

PMID: 39605243
PMCID: PMC11735291 (available on 2026-01-01)
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19296

Editorial

Caring for older adults' social needs in emergency departments: Where to draw the line?

Elizabeth M Goldberg et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jan.

. 2025 Jan;73(1):3-5.

doi: 10.1111/jgs.19296. Epub 2024 Nov 28.

Authors

Elizabeth M Goldberg¹, Elizabeth Bloemen², Daniel M Lindberg^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
² Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
³ The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, Aurora, Colorado, USA.

PMID: 39605243
PMCID: PMC11735291 (available on 2026-01-01)
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19296

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A public health/hospital partnership to improve Emergency Department transitions of care for vulnerable older adults.
Southerland LT, Dixon C, Turner S, West KM, Hairston T, Rosen T, Rankin C. Southerland LT, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jan;73(1):243-252. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19227. Epub 2024 Oct 17. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025. PMID: 39417372 Free PMC article.

References

1. Goldberg EM, Marks SJ, Resnik LJ, Long S, Mellott H, Merchant RC. Can an Emergency Department-Initiated Intervention Prevent Subsequent Falls and Health Care Use in Older Adults? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2020;76(6):739–50. Epub 20200825. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.07.025. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Goldberg EM, Marks SJ, Ilegbusi A, Resnik L, Strauss DH, Merchant RC. GAPcare: The Geriatric Acute and Post-Acute Fall Prevention Intervention in the Emergency Department: Preliminary Data. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020;68(1):198–206. Epub 2019/10/18. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16210. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Liu G, Kokorelias K, Knoepfli A, DasGupta T, Ziegler N, Elliot E, Guilcher SJT, Hitzig SL. A new patient navigation model of care to support older adults in transitions of care: Key considerations for implementation for policy-makers and health system leaders. Healthc Manage Forum. 2024:8404704241288458. Epub 20241006. doi: 10.1177/08404704241288458. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Lin MP, Burke RC, Orav EJ, Friend TH, Burke LG. Ambulatory Follow-up and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries After Emergency Department Discharge. JAMA Network Open. 2020;3(10):e2019878–e. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.19878. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Southerland LT, Dixon C, Turner S, West KM, Hairston T, Rosen T, Rankin C. A public health/hospital partnership to improve Emergency Department transitions of care for vulnerable older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024. Epub 20241017. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19227. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[1] Goldberg EM, Marks SJ, Resnik LJ, Long S, Mellott H, Merchant RC. Can an Emergency Department-Initiated Intervention Prevent Subsequent Falls and Health Care Use in Older Adults? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2020;76(6):739–50. Epub 20200825. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.07.025. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Goldberg EM, Marks SJ, Resnik LJ, Long S, Mellott H, Merchant RC. Can an Emergency Department-Initiated Intervention Prevent Subsequent Falls and Health Care Use in Older Adults? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2020;76(6):739–50. Epub 20200825. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.07.025. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Goldberg EM, Marks SJ, Ilegbusi A, Resnik L, Strauss DH, Merchant RC. GAPcare: The Geriatric Acute and Post-Acute Fall Prevention Intervention in the Emergency Department: Preliminary Data. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020;68(1):198–206. Epub 2019/10/18. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16210. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Goldberg EM, Marks SJ, Ilegbusi A, Resnik L, Strauss DH, Merchant RC. GAPcare: The Geriatric Acute and Post-Acute Fall Prevention Intervention in the Emergency Department: Preliminary Data. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020;68(1):198–206. Epub 2019/10/18. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16210. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Liu G, Kokorelias K, Knoepfli A, DasGupta T, Ziegler N, Elliot E, Guilcher SJT, Hitzig SL. A new patient navigation model of care to support older adults in transitions of care: Key considerations for implementation for policy-makers and health system leaders. Healthc Manage Forum. 2024:8404704241288458. Epub 20241006. doi: 10.1177/08404704241288458. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Liu G, Kokorelias K, Knoepfli A, DasGupta T, Ziegler N, Elliot E, Guilcher SJT, Hitzig SL. A new patient navigation model of care to support older adults in transitions of care: Key considerations for implementation for policy-makers and health system leaders. Healthc Manage Forum. 2024:8404704241288458. Epub 20241006. doi: 10.1177/08404704241288458. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Lin MP, Burke RC, Orav EJ, Friend TH, Burke LG. Ambulatory Follow-up and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries After Emergency Department Discharge. JAMA Network Open. 2020;3(10):e2019878–e. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.19878. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Lin MP, Burke RC, Orav EJ, Friend TH, Burke LG. Ambulatory Follow-up and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries After Emergency Department Discharge. JAMA Network Open. 2020;3(10):e2019878–e. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.19878. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Southerland LT, Dixon C, Turner S, West KM, Hairston T, Rosen T, Rankin C. A public health/hospital partnership to improve Emergency Department transitions of care for vulnerable older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024. Epub 20241017. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19227. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Southerland LT, Dixon C, Turner S, West KM, Hairston T, Rosen T, Rankin C. A public health/hospital partnership to improve Emergency Department transitions of care for vulnerable older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024. Epub 20241017. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19227. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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