Traditions Health

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Hospice care also assists with other activities of daily living as well, such as bathing and taking prescribed medications. As mentioned, a lack of mobility caused by ALS can lead to a struggle with activities of daily living such as moving around, cooking, cleaning, bathing, and eating.

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Seasons Hospice

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Occupational therapists work closely with interdisciplinary teams, including hospice and palliative care providers, to ensure that seniors receive comprehensive, compassionate care that aligns with their preferences and values during this challenging phase of life. Where Is The Line Drawn?

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

We also discuss Scott’s recently published paper in JAGS that showed that older men with lower urinary tract symptoms have increased risk of developing mobility and activities of daily living (ADL) limitations, perhaps due to greater frailty phenotype. . Sounds like everybody didn’t have mobility and ADL issues from the start.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

I was a palliative care nurse at [a] hospital and I found a great need when we had trouble discharging patients who were actively dying and their families couldn’t take care of them,” Irr told local news. Patients will have the option to receive end-of-life care from a hospice provider of their choice.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Alex Smith: And we’re delighted to welcome back Sei Lee, who is a geriatrician and palliative care doc and is professor of medicine in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. We know that functional difficulties, so needing help with dressing or bathing, is an important risk factor for mortality. Welcome back to GeriPal, James.

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

To start us off we talk with Kara Bischoff about the article she just published in JAMA Network on a re-validation of the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) in a modern day palliative care setting. But it’s still the prognostic tool used most often by palliative care clinicians. Why do this?

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