MACE consists of a team care providers dedicated to the care of inpatient hospitalized elderly patients. The team consists of an attending geriatrician, a geriatrics fellow, a nurse practitioner, a social worker. The potential benefits of the MACE team over a general medicine medical service include specific attention to the needs of the elderly in the inpatient setting, potential complications, the avoidance of potentially harmful medications and improved communication in transition of care. Other quality outcome measures such as length of stay, re-hospitalization rates may be affected as a result of MACE care.