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Provider Partnerships Driving Palliative Care Growth

Hospice News

More primary care providers are seeing community-based palliative care as an opportunity to bridge gaps among underserved populations, such as seriously ill patients in rural regions, according to Baumgardner. Katz Professor and chair of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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Family Caregiving: Practical Steps Following a Loved One's Alzheimer's Diagnosis

American In-Home Care

The knowledge and expertise offered by a specialist can help guide care and provide information about clinical trials. Geriatric Care Specialists. Social workers, care coordinators and case managers have experience and special training in working with older adults who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.