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Top Family Caregiver Mistakes:  Part 2; Not hiring in-home help

Hope Hospice

This refers to choosing a very small group of family and friends who have been following infection-control measures with whom we can interact for short periods of time in an outdoor or well-ventilated environment. Home health care is covered by Medicare and most insurances. It is your right to choose the agency you prefer.

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Advance Care Planning Discussion: Susan Hickman, Sean Morrison, Rebecca Sudore, and Bob Arnold

GeriPal

I think for a person in long-term care who has mild to moderate dementia, a POLST is part of the care plan because these are decisions that are likely to need to be made in the setting of the current illness. I don’t need a checkbox form, I don’t need to know about CPR or mechanical ventilation.