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Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert

GeriPal

And Lauren Ferrante has found in a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine that trajectories of disability in the year prior to ICU admission were highly predictive of disability post-ICU, on the same order of magnitude as mechanical ventilation. Ken Covinsky wrote about it for GeriPal. How do I reconcile these two issues? Lauren: Shock.

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Top Family Caregiver Mistakes:  Part 1.5; Not having healthcare, financial, and legal affairs in order

Hope Hospice

I had planned for this month’s blog, second in our series about common mistakes that family caregivers make, to be about the importance of having a support system in place. To complicate matters, the couple did not live in a community property state. This series is written by Debbie Emerson , MS, Hope Hospice Community Health Educator.

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Caregiving Best Practices: Get Healthcare, Financial, and Legal Affairs in Order

Hope Hospice

To complicate matters, the couple did not live in a community property state. The first blog in this series stresses the importance of planning ahead, not waiting for a crisis to force vital decisions.

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Caregiver Mistakes: Not Having Healthcare, Financial, and Legal Affairs in Order

Hope Hospice

To complicate matters, the couple did not live in a community property state. The first blog in this series stresses the importance of planning ahead, not waiting for a crisis to force vital decisions.