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

GeriPal

I heard this beautiful thing the other day, which was to an electronic medical record, I am not a whole person. And what we’re trying to do is bring back whole person thinking, whole person care with dementia as kind of at the leading edge of doing that. And there are several of these. I have my own, but it’s.

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How To Paint the Picture:10 Better Words to Chart

Hospice Nurse Hero

However, the second example has more details demonstrating how the patient is declining. Example #1: Routine Visit (Don’t) Patient resting in bed upon arrival. Patient alert and responsive. Requires assistance with ADLs. Family states the patient is sleeping more and has not wanted to get out of bed lately.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

Next steps are, you know, our registered nurses and you know, us in New Jersey here, we, you know, operate with registered nurses for our, you know, home health aide supervision and, and personal care. Laura Coyle ( 07:01 ): You know, they are going in at the start of care, looking at the home. Are they safe?