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Assisted Living Communities: Podcast with Sheryl Zimmerman, Kenny Lam, and Ken Covinsky

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Assisted Living Communities (no longer preferable to call them Assisted Living Facilities, as we learned on the podcast) are…what, exactly? If you’ve seen one Assisted Living Community you’ve seen one Assisted Living Community. . AlexSmithMD (still on Twitter at present). Transcript.

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Nursing the Nation and the World

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The ubiquitous nurse is present in the care of children, the elderly, the disabled, and the dying. Nurses nurse the nation in schools, dialysis centers, assisted living, nursing homes, home health, hospice, and public health. Nurses are everywhere. They are legion. Nurses don't shy away from responsibility — they embrace it.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

GeriPal

If you develop dementia, odds are you will spend the last months to years of your life in a nursing home or assisted living facility. And to keep it short work for an article. Physicians often not present except for an occasional monthly visit. Summary Transcript Summary. Ruth: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Eric: Yeah.

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These Nursing Associations Connect You to Fellow Pros and Valuable Resources

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Assisted Living/Rehabilitation. American Assisted Living Nurses Association (AALNA). Members also have the opportunity to publish articles and participate in a variety of activities, including health policy and advocacy committees. Let us know by commenting on the article. alnursing.org. aacnnursing.org.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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But also there’s also, because many more people… Oftentimes, when I’ll be at a meeting, if I’m presenting, I’ll ask for show of hands how many people have had experience with dementia. So you can go to skilled facility for short rehab- But if you are permanently living in a nursing home. ” You know?

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

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” And we can offer things, someone presents with a nutritional need, but we can say, ask about, “Do you need grab bars in your shower? There have been some fabulous national articles. Susan: “…I want to live independently. ” And then, the health plan can say, “Can you follow-up on this?”

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Improving Nursing Home Quality: Jasmine Travers, Alice Bonner, Isaac Longobardi, and Mike Wasserman

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But if you want to learn more, check out these links: The report by NASEM titled “ The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality ” The website for the Moving Forward We will also link to the JAGS articles co-authored by seven committee members that focus on specific recommendations of the NASEM report when they get published (stay tuned).