GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

So it defines unrepresented as someone who lacks decisional capacity to provide informed consent to a particular medical treatment. So for example, you know, the director of the assisted living facility could be the person who knows the patient the best. This is Eric Widera. Alex 01:24 This is Alex Smith.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2024

These deaths can be traumatizing and bring on complicated grief experiences, with some individuals needing greater support compared to other types of losses, according to Laura Suozzo, licensed clinical social worker and bereavement coordinator at Hunterdon Hospice. “We Their sadness is so raw and painful.

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Home Care Pulse

MAY 16, 2023

So before we became accredited by, with the Joint Commission in their home care program, we were already receiving referrals from local physicians, nurses, social workers, discharge planners, at a number of different healthcare systems in the area. This is such valuable information for our audience. A fascinating discussion.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Owens: We are a home hospice provider and take care of patients wherever they call home, whether it’s with family or in their own home or at a skilled nursing, memory care or assisted living facility. My concern is still around the ability to recruit health care workers with the environment of nursing and doctor turnover and burnout.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Marylander is also a licensed clinical social worker and practiced law for 35 years prior to stepping into health care. One of the greatest challenges facing bereaved families when a loved one dies is the lack of a will or other estate planning tool (for example, living trust),” Marylander told Hospice News in an email.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Eric: So before we talk about improving… So first of all, we just had a podcast not too long ago on assisted living facilities, so it seems very timely. It’s also what are the pieces of information we’re bringing to the table when we start providing care for residents? Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Jasmine.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

By setting, so patients who are living in places like nursing homes and assisted living facilities, where it’s easier to visit very quickly patient to patient, as opposed to home-based care for people say in rural areas. Where do we go with all of this information? I just want to highlight some work.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

Hospital residential care assisted living, nursing facilities resident. unique facts and information. And that’s why horses, that’s why booklets, that’s why all this information gives you the voice to know what you’re talking about. I said that all of those areas people are gonna die in.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

I’m a geriatrically trained social worker and it was my grandmother. I’ve been on a quest to build those services and support so that people can make true, informed decisions for themselves and their families. We’re selling objectivity, information, independence and choice. Greg: Yeah, great question.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

I could walk down the hall and get information. And these care navigator, they can be community health worker with just 12 years of education. They can be a- Diane: Social worker. Malaz: Social worker, anybody. But if you’re in assisted living, yes. If you are independent living, yes.

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