Occupational therapist needs research evidence to advocate for placing dementia and elderly swing bed patients in nursing homes instead of hospital settings to reduce delirium risk, but lacks data to persuade administrators.

No accessible research database or tool that provides evidence-based comparisons of patient mental health outcomes between hospital swing beds and SNFs for dementia/elderly patients.

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3Medium

Willingness to Pay

none

Added

Jun 11, 2026

App Concept

EvidencEdge Advocate

EvidencEdge Advocate is a research synthesis platform for healthcare professionals that curates, summarizes, and presents peer-reviewed studies on patient placement outcomes. It enables therapists to quickly generate evidence-backed reports to support clinical recommendations to administrators, replacing manual literature searches and reliance on anecdotal reasoning.

Key Features

Curated research database on patient placement outcomes (hospital vs SNF settings)
One-click report generation with citations and executive summary
Search filters by condition (dementia, delirium risk), setting, and outcome
Alerts for new relevant studies

Target Users: Occupational therapists, physical therapists, and discharge planners in small hospital swing bed programs who need to justify patient placement decisions to administration.

Revenue Model: Freemium: limited searches free; Pro tier at $19/mo per user for full access and report generation

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