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Nursing Home Mealtimes With Dementia

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

These stories from my book Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes describe typical mealtime experiences with residents living with dementia: I continued talking to Naomi, my assigned hospice patient, and assisting her while monitoring others at the table. I noticed that Petra had not touched any of her food.

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Boredom and Dementia Patients

Hope Hospice

Let’s review some ways to feed these emotional needs. William Thomas, MD, being convinced that loneliness and boredom are pandemic in long-term care facilities, founded the Eden Alternative , a program designed to promote the well-being of persons living with dementia. Attending to Well-Being.

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? We have on that podcast about re-imagining long-term care. Like us, subscribe to us on your podcast feed. You held your head like a hero, on a history book page.

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Nursing Behind Bars: My Experience As a Corrections Nurse

Nurse.com

She became invaluable as a resource for new women booked into the jail with similar pasts. I made pointless calls to long-term care facilities for individuals with mental health conditions, but no one would accept him due to his history of violent crime. He wore diapers and couldn’t consistently feed himself.

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Ep.7: How to Navigate Social Media Marketing in Home-Based Care

Home Care Pulse

If you think about anything that you do, and I think I was watching a, a video the other day and it was talking about I think it was Simon Sinek which I know Linda you’re a fan of, cuz I saw you light up when I mentioned the book. It’s not what I wanna see on my feed. Book it on your calendar, right?

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