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Advocates urge lawmakers to codify Hospital-to-Home liaison program to keep seniors out of hospitals and nursing homes
Summary
Legislators and providers urged the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs to report favorably on H780 / S495, a bill that would codify the Hospital-to-Home partnership program that embeds Aging Service Access Point (ASAP) liaisons in acute care hospitals.
Legislators and providers urged the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs to report favorably on H780 / S495, a bill that would codify the Hospital-to-Home partnership program that embeds Aging Service Access Point (ASAP) liaisons in acute care hospitals.
Supporters told the committee the liaisons perform bedside warm handoffs, coordinate follow-up care and enroll patients in home-delivered meals, homemaker services, personal care and other supports that can prevent readmissions or nursing-home placement.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Liber Garabedian, described the pilot’s expansion and the risk that partnerships will lapse without stable funding. “The legislation before you would not only preserve this progress ……
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