Qualitative study reveals challenges in waiting room care for older adults, suggesting improvements in staffing and dedicated spaces.
Resource constraints restrict ED clinicians from ensuring safe, high-quality waiting room and hallway care for older adults. Systems-based solutions to improve care for older adults in these settings include transparency and reporting around hospital crowding, safe clinician staffing levels, and investment in dedicated ED spaces for older adults.
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