A report released recently from the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Commerce entitled An Aging World: 2008 should make people pause. Consider these key findings: åá People aged 65 and over will soon outnumber children under age 5 for the first time in history....
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Putting Health Care Reform in Perspective
With permission, I am reprinting Larry Minnix’s great essay on his mother’s experience with the health care system. Contrasting it against the “death panel” rhetoric floating around, he actually shows how current proposals would actually pay for services that have up until now been provided at times for free from...
Is Quality Better in Not for Profit Nursing Homes
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Is Quality Really Better in Not for Profit Nursing Homes?
Canadian researchers published a study in the British Medical Journal in which they examined 82 studies carried out in the United States and Canada from 1965 to 2003 comparing quality between for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes. Forty studies showed significantly better quality in not-for-profit homes and three showed the quality...
Creating Heroes – An authentic path to person centered care
Guest video blog – Long Term Living Magazine
The PR Implications of a Bad Experience
Thanks to Jonathan Rosenfeld for calling this to attention. The narrator, while not totally compelling, nonetheless paints a story of life for his father in one nursing home. Think the experience is not important. This is the result when it is not.
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What’s New Home Health Can Help Hospitals Improve Satisfaction, 8/6/15, McKesson Does Population Health Really Account for Dementia, Alzheimer’s? The Charlotte Today Show, Caregiver Stress Falling Off the Cliff – The Need for Real-Time Communications 3 Ways to Cultivate a Value-Based Mindset, Hospital Impact The Safety Impact of Caregiver-Patient Feedback,...
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“Anthony Cirillo is a passionate advocate for creating exceptional experiences across the continuum of healthcare. His article, The Chief Experience Officer, ignited a healthcare movement and helped propel the Cleveland Clinic forward in creating an office of patient experience long before the increased focus from HCAHPS and value based purchasing....
Creating Heroes – The Authentic Path to Person Centered Care
What do a long term care facility and a fire house have in common? A lot actually. Dirty jobs, life and death, dark moments and light yet the firefighters culture thrives with little burnout and low attrition. Why is that? Firefighters create a supportive and celebratory culture that acknowledges the...
Person Centered Care in Perspective
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