title: Volunteers in hospital-based case management programs.
abstract: This article examines the use of volunteers within hospital-based long-term care case management programs. As hospitals diversify into long-term care, the roles played by volunteers are also diversifying. A brief description of the involvement of volunteers with the frail elderly is followed by a comparison of the roles and relationships of volunteers within existing hospital auxiliaries and long-term care case management programs. Three models for structuring hospital-based volunteer programs that address the needs of the frail elderly within diverse communities are presented. Implications surrounding the involvement of volunteers beyond hospital walls are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001130:Arizona; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006758:Hospital Volunteers; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009516:New Mexico; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012380:Role; D000078329:Workforce