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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? The problem is the tremendous heterogeneity in services offered and quality of care. If you’ve seen one Assisted Living Community you’ve seen one Assisted Living Community. .

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

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He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? Eric: One out of six hospices, so there is financial concern, not just again with hospices, nursing homes, and now physician groups. We have on that podcast about re-imagining long-term care.

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

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Eric: What got you interested in memory care, dementia, and put you on this path? Malaz: One day I was in internal medicine residency and I had to take care of a patient who was admitted from a nursing home with dementia. For me, right now, the worst thing, my nightmare is dying from dementia alone in a nursing home.

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