Southlake Health Marks First Anniversary of New Approach to Senior Care

Southlake Health marks first anniversary of new approach to senior care

As our population ages, more and more seniors are opting to age in place, and stay in the home they love as long as they can. Here, Southlake Health’s Acute Care of the Elderly Unit (ACE) is marking its first…

Compassion in aging: Celebrating a year of Southlake’s Acute Care of the Elderly Unit

When Southlake Health first opened over a century ago, the population it served looked very different. It was smaller and younger. Since then, things have changed significantly. Seniors now make up more than half of all patients admitted through Southlake’s Emergency Department — a demographic shift that has forced the hospital to reimagine how it cares for older adults.  Enter Southlake’s Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) Unit, a new kind of hosp…