Challenges Facing Home Health Caregivers During COVID-19 Pandemic
The home health care industry faces a severe shortage of workers who can answer the need of this country’s growing elderly population.
Advanced Care & Aging
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Read more: Telehealth and the Future of Long-Term Care Telehealth and the Future of Long-Term Care
Telehealth may be the missing key needed to shift the pendulum to providing sustainable, affordable, high-quality, and safe long-term care in the home.
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Read more: Seniors’ Perspectives on Dementia and Decision-Making Seniors’ Perspectives on Dementia and Decision-Making
The study, which involved an online survey of and interviews with older adults, revealed a heterogeneity of ways of thinking about capacity.
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Read more: Detecting Dementia: Technology, Access, and the Law Detecting Dementia: Technology, Access, and the Law
RecordingEvent Description Advances in neuroimaging, genetics, and mobile health apps are creating unprecedented opportunities to detect subtle brain changes that may predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. But how much trust should we have in these new technologies, who will have access to them, and how should the law respond…
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Read more: Taking Control During COVID-19 Through Advance Care Planning Taking Control During COVID-19 Through Advance Care Planning
Many people are realizing the importance of taking control where they can, such as by identifying who they want making their medical decisions if needed.
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Read more: Advance Care Planning in the Age of COVID: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications Advance Care Planning in the Age of COVID: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications
Event Description Advance Care Planning (ACP) has never been more important than now. Our recent experience with COVID-19 lays bare ACP gaps and barriers that persist despite many years of promotion of ACP through public and clinical education. Federal and state regulators have implemented ACP waivers to address some of these concerns, but these waivers…
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Read more: A Physician Reflects on COVID-19 and Advance Care Planning A Physician Reflects on COVID-19 and Advance Care Planning
COVID-19 or not, all clinicians need to be trained in how to talk to patients and families about their goals and values and tailor care accordingly.
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Read more: The COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights the Necessity of Advance Care Planning The COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights the Necessity of Advance Care Planning
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the importance of clearly expressing personal wishes for medical care in emergency situations.
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Read more: How COVID-19 Could Drive Improvements in Care Facilities (Part II) How COVID-19 Could Drive Improvements in Care Facilities (Part II)
As the facts surrounding the response of care facilities to the pandemic become clearer, it is evident that regulation and enforcement should be expanded.
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Read more: How COVID-19 Could Drive Improvements in Care Facilities (Part I) How COVID-19 Could Drive Improvements in Care Facilities (Part I)
In this first installment we assess the centrality of care facilities to the COVID-19 pandemic and outline the infection risks for residents and workers.
