GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

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. This study explored nursing home organizational factors and staff perceptions that are associated with the variation in care for residents with advanced dementia.

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Nursing home Feeding Nursing Geriatrics 135

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Eric: Definitely MAID- Alex: Eric knows, MAID in Canada Eric: Medical Aid In Dying in Canada. Eric: One out of six hospices, so there is financial concern, not just again with hospices, nursing homes, and now physician groups. Alex: Definitely not on amyloid drugs. Definitely putting a little bit more prep time in.

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GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

And at some point, she was living in assisted living and fell and broke her hip. So we followed Gretchen Schwarze’s definition, which was 1% or higher inpatient mortality was considered high-risk. You’re not going to end up going back home after the surgery. You’ll have a feeding tube.

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