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The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) is a comprehensive, evidence-based, patient care program that provides optimal care for older persons in the hospital. Dr. Sharon Inouye and her colleagues at Yale University School of Medicine originally designed HELP to prevent delirium among hospitalized older persons. This site requires establishing an account to access the free materials. Tools include: Confusion Assessment Method (long & short CAM), CAM-S Delirium Severity Scoring, FAM-CAM (family CAM), 3D-CAM (3-minute diagnostic assessment), UB-CAM, Delirium Burden Instruments (DEL-B), and CHART-DEL.