Comfort, Dignity, Delight: An Economical Model of Therapeutic Arts and Holistic Services

Alice Kinsler, Manager, Therapeutic Arts and Holistic Service at Concord Hospital, explains how they are able to demonstrate that they can help reduce costs in symptom management, incidence of delirium, and burden on nurses with therapeutic arts and holistic services.
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