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- Americans Lacking in Long-Term Care Knowledge by Who Moved My Dentures? Musings on Aging and Health Care on Nov 11, 2009
Overall, Americans did not do well on a survey of their long-term care knowledge, according to results gathered by the MetLife Mature Market Institute. Most know what long-term care is and how much it costs, but their scores fall short regarding how...
- New Service Helps Bridge the Communication Gap between Care Providers and Families by Who Moved My Dentures? Musings on Aging and Health Care on Nov 6, 2009
One of the reasons experiences break down in healthcare is lack of communication. And that lack of communication leads to misinformation, lack of trust and other issues. A new service helps bridge the communication gap between care providers and the...
- Can you be a Jekyll and Hyde Leader? by Who Moved My Dentures? Musings on Aging and Health Care on Nov 3, 2009
Warren Bennis asks "Can a leader both act and be real?" Bill George, a professor at the Harvard Business School, in his book True North, contends that a journey to leadership" cannot be made without "framing your life story, discerning your passions,...
- Fall Prevention Needs to Be Stepped Up by Who Moved My Dentures? Musings on Aging and Health Care on Oct 15, 2009
Fall prevention (not the season - I love fall!) needs to be stepped up. In fact, the long-term care arena and smart administrators should adopt fall prevention as a strategic cause. Here is more reasons why.Three in 10 elderly patients who sought c...
- Nursing Home Cheer by Aging in Wonder on Aug 20, 2009
But she was not complaining. She expressed cheerful gratitude. “I’m okay. At least I still have my mind.” She was especially proud of the large purple and white bouquet from her son who had come back home last week for the county fair.
- Nursing Homes Get Old for Many With Disabilities by On The Hill on Jun 22, 2009
By Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublicaST. LOUIS -- Melody Ping never thought she would be trying to move out of a nursing home.She lived in a St. Louis apartment for 19 years and worked as an accountant until two years ago, when she lost her job. Ping, who...
- From nursing home to ... 'man-camp?' by MinnesotaBrown on Apr 29, 2009
You might remember me writing about the closure of Golden Crest nursing home in Hibbing last fall. Not much has changed in the landscape of nursing home policy and funding issues, but the status of the building caught my eye this past weekend. It was...
