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The Changing Ethics of Health Care

WEBA common theme in how health care delivery has changed over more than a century is the increasing fragmentation of care. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, as medical …

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Saying “Hello” to Age-Friendly Health Systems

WEBDr. Bonner observed, the goal of Age-Friendly Health Systems is to “build a social movement so all care with older adults is age-friendly.”. That is, it is guided by an …

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Health, Wellness, and a Balanced Endocannabinoid System

WEBThe human endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a complex network of cannabinoids, receptors, and signaling molecules that regulate physiological processes such as mood, …

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Home Page: Caring for the Ages

WEBCaring-On-The-Go is the official podcast of Caring for the Ages, hosted by Karl Steinberg, MD, HMDC, CMD, with editor-in-chief Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP. Episodes prior to …

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Medical Decisions: Who Should Get to Decide

WEBIt’s estimated that less than 30% of the general population has actually executed any kind of living will or durable power of attorney for health care. Those who …

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How We Care : Confronting Racial Disparities in

WEBConfronting racial disparities in long-term care involves changing our mindset about race and reconsidering how we provide care. *Source: “Risk for COVID-19 Infection, …

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Elderhood by Louise Aronson: A Big Picture of Aging in America

WEBIn Elderhood, Dr. Aronson wrote, “The experience of being old has been shaped by economics, social priorities, medical knowledge, technology, and our beliefs about life …

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Understanding Home Dialysis in Nursing Homes and Updated …

WEBHome dialysis presents an exciting opportunity for nursing homes to potentially increase census, expand on-site services, and lower operating costs while simultaneously …

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Serious Mental Illness in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care:Building

WEBCaring for the Ages is the official newspaper of AMDA and provides long-term care professionals with timely and relevant news and commentary about clinical …

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Caring for the Ages

WEBCaring for the Ages is the official newspaper of AMDA and provides long-term care professionals with timely and relevant news and commentary about clinical …

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Assessment and Management of Wandering and

WEBDonna Algase, PhD, RN, FAAN, and colleagues, who have published extensively on wandering and wayfinding in the context of dementia, define wandering as “a syndrome …

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OBRA ′87 Marks Change, Ongoing Challenges

WEBSpecifically, OBRA has driven three key changes in long-term care: the development of resident-focused standards, the establishment of state-based inspections, and the …

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The Medical Model and Person-Centered Care: A Blended Approach

WEBIt is more difficult to measure quality of life because it varies by individual. CMS describes quality of life as a “fundamental principle that applies to all care and services” and that …

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Beginning the Journey to Cultural Humility and Cultural Competence

WEBCultural Competence. Competence refers to having sufficient knowledge and skill for a particular duty or role. When applied to culture, it refers to having sufficient knowledge …

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Freedom of Choice: Updated Dining Practice

WEBRespecting residents' diet preferences is becoming standard procedure in post-acute/long-term care. An article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings provides thorough guidance to a …

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The Laws of Dealing With Difficult Residents And Families Can Be

WEBThis column is not to be substituted for legal advice. The writer, JANET K. FELDKAMP, practices in various aspects of health care, including long-term care survey and …

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The Wound Provider Checklist — A Guide to

WEBThe PAWSIC Provider Checklist is the first interprofessional collaborative quality improvement document to standardize this highly fragmented area of practice. This …

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Behavioral Health Disorder Diagnosis Decreases Access to …

WEB16 CARING FOR THE AGES SEPTEMBER 2018 P ost-acute patients diagnosed with a behavioral health disorders than previ- that patients with severe mental ill- behavioral …

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Decisional Capacity — When and How to Determine

WEBIn truth, evaluating the decision-making capacity of a patient is core to a provider’s ethical and legal obligation to gather informed consent from a patient in order to implement …

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Overtreatment Common in High-Risk Diabetes Patients

WEBCaring for the Ages is the official newspaper of AMDA and provides long-term care professionals with timely and relevant news and commentary about clinical …

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Mourning: A Basic Human Need

WEBMourning is an external experience shared with others in some type of action, symbol, ceremony, or ritual that activates social support. It’s related to grief, which is an internal, …

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Unsafe Discharges: Ethics, Risk Reduction, and Obligations, Part 1

WEBAMA discharges pit autonomy and beneficence against each other. Autonomy refers to the patient’s right of self-determination and depends on patients being fully informed and …

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