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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Diane: Fantastic.

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JULY 6, 2023

I’m a geriatrically trained social worker and it was my grandmother. Here’s a Meals on Wheels handout and here’s a fall prevention handout, and we don’t have a social worker. Susan: “…I want to live independently. Greg: Yeah, great question. I got into this 31 years ago.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

Eric: So before we talk about improving… So first of all, we just had a podcast not too long ago on assisted living facilities, so it seems very timely. You were on a National Academy of Sciences committee started in 2020? For example, bachelor’s degrees for social workers. Jasmine: Thank you.

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