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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

Private equity is probably one of the top things that I’m worried about with the future of our field in Palliative care and that because private equity is buying up… And Geriatrics, buying up assisted livings, nursing homes, hospices at an extraordinary rate. And what is their motivation, Eric? Why are they doing this?

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Dementia and high risk surgery: Joel Weissman and Samir Shah

GeriPal

Joel: And by the way, I should mention that some of the work that’s been done in the past on patients with dementia in the hospital, it’s been based on Emily Finlayson’s work looking at surgery, but really looking only at nursing home patients. You’re not going to end up going back home after the surgery.

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Over the Threshold: Creating Solutions

Chicago Caregiving

Because] it’s often easier to run a place that feeds hundreds or thousands of people meals each week than one that gives 20 people a house. In 2016, Chicago began revitalizing older libraries to include affordable housing. The group originated in 2013 after a single building evicted more than 100 older adults. Perry asks.

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