Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, the Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology and director of the New Courtland Center for Transitions and Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia. She is cofounder of Living Independently for Elders (www.lifeupenn.org), which provides health, day-care and other services designed to help older adults remain in their homes and communities.
More than half of general hospital admissions involve adults age 65 and older -- many of whom are hospitalized repeatedly…
