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Transforming the Culture of Dementia Care: Podcast with Anne Basting, Ab Desai, Susan McFadden, and Judy Long

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Her most recent book is Dementia Friendly Communities: why we need them and how we can create them . Her most recent book is Creative Care: a revolutionary approach to dementia and elder care . Judy Long, MDiv, BCC , palliative care chaplain and educator at UCSF and caregiver. Alex: This is Alex Smith. Judy: Thank you.

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Palliative Rehab?!?: Ann Henshaw, Tamra Keeney, and Sarguni Singh

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We’re both in my mind, and I’m biased, great team players, the palliative care team, the chaplain is a great, everybody’s super. And so I became more interested in what are the outcomes of patients with cancer when they do go to a nursing facility? Why do we not have more palliative care access in nursing homes?

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7 Simple Ways to Get Organized for Hospice Nurses

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Being a hospice nurse can leave you feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. If so, then you need these 7 simple ways to get organized for hospice nurses. Unlike working at a hospital or nursing home, you don’t just get to pop back into your patients’ rooms after you leave. Sound familiar? Interdisciplinary Team.