The following is a guest blog by Linda Dickey. After 15 years of widowhood, at 89, my mom sold her condo in Lake Worth, FL, and moved to a rental apartment in a nearby retirement facility. For a few months, everything seemed to be fine. Then she had a sudden...
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Guides to Care Choices Available
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Guides to Care Choices
Assisted Living Today, a Web publishing company thatæ specializes in information about senior living, hasæ published a series of guides about choosing theæ best care setting for a loved one.æ æ They are worth a look. Assisted Living Care Guideæ ææ Memory Care Guideæ æ Nursing Home Guideæ æ Care...
Elderly Heart Failure Patients Face Poorer Outcomes if Nursing Home Care Needed
Elderly heart failure patients who need skilled nursing care after discharge from the hospital face a higher risk of poor outcomes and even death, according to the American Heart Association.Researchers from the University of Colorado-Denver School of Medicine analyzed data from 15,459 Medicare patients, with an average age of 80,...
Healthcare Doesn’t Hit Home Until It’s Personal
We have had some health issues with mom this year. At 89 we almost lost her but she is a trooper. It occurred to me that despite my 26 years in healthcare, I knew little really about the healthcare experience. So here are two blogs I guest wrote. The first...
NFL to Pay LTC Premiums
The NFL has agreed to pay long-term care insurance premiums for retired players, according to a league announcement. The agreement was signed with Transamerica Life Insurance Company and will cover the premium for those who are eligible retirees. The NFL claims that an average of 120 former players die each...
Depression in Nursing Home Residents – It’s All Connected!
Researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered a series of indicators associated with the development of depression in nursing home residents, according to a study published in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing. Increased verbal aggression, urinary incontinence, increased pain, weight loss, changes in care needs, reduced cognitive ability, and...
Medicare Rules Too Stringent Courts Find
Federal courts in Pennsylvania and Vermont have ruled that the Obama administration’s Medicare standards are too stringent when it comes to deciding if a patient is eligible for skilled nursing home care or home health. The Federal District Court in Pittsburgh disagreed with Medicare’s decision to terminate coverage of an...
The Patient and Resident Experience
As a quick update, I wanted to guide you to an article I wrote for Health Leaders recounting my day spent at the Cleveland Clinic meeting with their patient experience team. It might help you understand how health care is evolving and what you should start looking for when evaluating...