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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

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.” But we had a hunch that turned out to be right that by the time these folks were in their fifties, they really had all the geriatric conditions and things we associate with much older. They found that between 2017 and 2030, they think the percentage of the population that’s 65 and up is going to triple in that 15-year period.

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How Hospice Supports Families

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However, by 2017, home surpassed hospitals, nursing homes, and every other place as the most common place of death. This shift represents more patients having their preferences met, higher satisfaction with care , and higher quality of death. In: Huria A, Balducci L, editors: Geriatric Oncology: Treatment, Assessment, and Management.

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Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

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In day-to-day practice, It’s hard to imagine providing excellent hospice or palliative care services without access to a team social worker. Now … I think it was 2017 that we began that. It’s more of a stack, especially in health care, about how that stacks with palliative care. It depends on the provider.