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AGG, New Day’s Bill Dombi: Hospices’ ‘Vibrant Evolutionary Path’ Spurs Legal Growing Pains 

Hospice News

Nursing homes have had this, home health has had it as well, but maybe it didnt all have the same name. Perhaps it might come with unnecessary oversight of the greatest high performers in the field, which can take caregivers away from caregiving. And thats often because they are not reading from the rule book.

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Transforming the Culture of Dementia Care: Podcast with Anne Basting, Ab Desai, Susan McFadden, and Judy Long

GeriPal

Her most recent book is Dementia Friendly Communities: why we need them and how we can create them . Her most recent book is Creative Care: a revolutionary approach to dementia and elder care . Judy Long, MDiv, BCC , palliative care chaplain and educator at UCSF and caregiver. Eric: And Alex, who do we have with us today?

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How to Support a Senior During a Short-Term Stay at an Assisted Living Facility

Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

After a hospitalization or surgical procedure, the physician may recommend rehab in an assisted living facility before the person returns home. However, the idea of moving into an assisted living facility or nursing home even for a matter of weeks or months can be extremely difficult to accept. Play games and cards together.

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Fun Winter Activities For Seniors

Comfort Home Care

Organize volunteer events at local shelters or nursing homes. Join a book club (or start one). Whether it’s an outdoor adventure in nature or an indoor game night with friends and family, starting a book club, or getting in some cardio, there are plenty of great ways to keep everyone entertained during these cold months.

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Antipsychotic medication reduction and the severely mentally ill population

The World According to Dr. El

creates a SNF wave ”), these residents generally arrive at nursing homes following a health crisis but are frequently difficult to discharge even after they’re medically stable, due to the need to manage concomitant medical and mental health problems. In addition, this cohort tends to be relatively young and able.

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Ep.4: The Top 5 Challenges the Care Industry is Facing—And How Agencies Can Respond

Home Care Pulse

The same is true for home health aide and caregivers. <Affirmative> And, you know, that’s not the, the, the going thought when you talk about home health aides or personal care aids or certified nursing assistant, certified nursing assistant gets a little bit of a bump mm-hmm. <Affirmative>

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Dialysis vs Conservative Management for Older Adults: Manju Kurella Tamura, Susan Wong, & Maria Montez-Rath

GeriPal

As background, we discuss Manju Kurella Tamura’s landmark NEJM paper that found, contrary to expectations, that function declines precipitously for nursing home residents who initiate dialysis. So, for example, you know, we see somebody coming in from the nursing. A nursing home. Let it be (hint hint).

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