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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

GeriPal

For a deeper dive, check out some of these other studies and resources we talked about in the podcast: The Influence of Nursing Home Culture on the Use of Feeding Tubes. The Lived Experience of Providing Feeding Assistance to a Family Member with Dementia. Archives of Internal Medicine 2010. Rehabbed to Death. Ruth: Oh, thanks.

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Meet Beth, who cared for her husband

Chicago Caregiving

She looked into Medicaid while her husband was recovering in a long-term care facility; however, it was not a viable financial option because he had owned a business. And I definitely think that the criteria need to be lower. She has since spent down all of their assets, except the house. “At

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POLST Evidence and Update: Kelly Vranas, Abby Dotson, Karl Steinberg, and Scott Halpern

GeriPal

Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome back Karl Steinberg, he’s a palliative care doc and a geriatrician. He’s President of National POLST and recent past president of AMDA, the Long-Term Care Association. And whether tube feeding should be on there, that’s never an emergency decision.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

And Katie, I was going through your Twitter feed, and a tweet I noticed was this one, “All opioid guidelines caution long-term use in people with active substance use disorder.” Eric: Just for the aging population, what about long-term care? Is cancer pain really different? Katie: Absolutely.

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Realizing a Dream: How I Earned My Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Nurse.com

As I worked, I watched the LPNs and RNs administer meds, care for wounds, give tube feedings, etc. “I Stage five: From long-term care to trauma The children are getting older. I have to admit it was challenging, having spent most of my career in long-term care. I accepted a position in rehab.

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Paying Your Care Staff More Won’t Keep Them Around Longer—Here are 4 Solutions that Will, According to the Experts

Home Care Pulse

So while paying your employees more definitely impacts retention, the data shows that your caregivers are still looking for more than just pay. The care at home industry is also the only environment where long-term care providers are expected to deliver care to all their patients between the hours of 9 a.m.

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Ep.7: How to Navigate Social Media Marketing in Home-Based Care

Home Care Pulse

Linda Leekly ( 14:08 ): From what I’m hearing then going viral is definitely not the goal, right? And so therefore, in my definition, he is an influencer. It’s not what I wanna see on my feed. Nick Bonitatibus ( 50:07 ): Another one of my clients, they wanted to be known for long-term care insurance.

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