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Music as Medicine: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, & Theresa Allison

GeriPal

And I was looking for articles, and I wasn’t seeing as many as I expected. Jenny 04:45 Like, the last article was, like, 10 years ago. Eric 11:13 And, Tyler, that’s why I loved your article at J Gym on bringing music and benefits to patients at the bedside. Eric 04:42 There was even less on GeriPal.

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Health and Wealth Shocks: Lauren Hunt, Rebecca Rodin, Tsai-Chin Cho

GeriPal

Tsai-Chin’s article, published in Lancet Healthy Longevity, found a tantalizing hint that countries with stronger safety nets had lower incidence of wealth shocks, and less of a deleterious impact of the wealth shock on cognitive function. And a couple of classic articles in this area. Alex 07:21 Yeah, I think that’s great.

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Beyond compensation: How home care agencies can add value for caregivers

AlayaCare

In the ever-changing home care industry, there are innumerable variables that agencies must strategically consider – as well as those that are hard to predict but still need to be managed carefully. As we’ve explored in previous articles , 15 percent of U.S. The implications on the demand for home care services are clear.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

If you want to do a deeper dive in ACE units, check out some of the following articles: The original NEJM paper on ACE units from 1996. Kellie Flood’s paper in JAMA IM showing that not only ACE units deliver better care, but also help with the hospitals bottom line. Kellie: Yes.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

There’s an article about her in New York Times. And either of those could be given to the patient or an informant. Mostly people use like a quick ADL IDL checklist and for function and a mini cog. But it seems very apropos to the topic. Soo 01:37 It’s a little obvious. Anna 01:38 Yeah. She’s doing a tour.

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How To Paint the Picture:10 Better Words to Chart

Hospice Nurse Hero

This article will outline tips and strategies to support better hospice documentation when painting the picture of decline. “Painting the picture” is a phrase often used to describe the process of documenting a hospice patient’s condition. Example #1: Routine Visit (Don’t) Patient resting in bed upon arrival.

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Hospice Documentation What You Need to Know

Hospice Nurse Hero

First, like all nurses, hospice nurses are required to document ALL patient care. Inaccurate and inconsistent documentation is a red flag and could have a negative impact on your patients, your license, and your agency. Related Article: 3 Common Mistakes Hospice Nurses Make and How to Avoid Them. Documentation is king!!