The following elements guide hospital leaders towards ways of providing organizational support for the development of a senior friendly hospital.

Corporate/Organization Commitment
• Care for Elderly as an organizational mission and goals
• Identified senior services champions at every level of administration
• Seniors' champion(s) on hospital boards
• Readiness to commit to a senior friendly accreditation
• Organizational support for inter-professional practice
• Hospital wide working groups and committees on key geriatric issues (Delirium, Pain Management, Emergency Department Care, Falls Least Restraints, Skin Care, Patient Education, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Accessibility, Diversity, etc.)
• Seniors elements to emergency preparedness policies

Development of Clinical Expertise
• Geriatric Resource Nurse on every unit
• Awards/recognition of staff for their care of the elderly/geriatric care
• Seniors sensitivity training for all new staff
• Corporate Gerontologist

Technology to Support Seniors Health Care
• Seniors sensitivity among medical record and coding staff
• Integrated medial records and interagency information sharing