Definition
Programs that reach out to people who are hospitalized or in another institutional setting, are socially isolated due to disability or old age, or otherwise lack companionship with the objective of brightening their day and helping them to maintain contact with the outside world. Included may be in-person visits, telephone calls, Internet chat sessions or other forms of contact.
URL Name
PH-1400-1900
Third Level Code
PH-1400
Taxonomy Code
PH-1400.1900
Parent Code
PH-1400
Family Code
P
Second Level Code
PH
Fourth Level Code
PH-1400-1900
Publication Status
Online