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End of Life: Advance Care Planning
End of Life: Advance Care Planning The Ethics of Artificial Nutrition and Hydration – A Practical Guide Practical Bioethics, Vol 2, No. 2 and 3, Summer 2006 …
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End of Life: Treatment Redirection
End of Life: Treatment Redirection Authors explore the ethical considerations in terminal aggressive curative treatment and moving toward aggressive palliative care. Bioethics Forum Vol. 14 (2) Summer 1998 Treatment Redirection: Moving from…
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End of Life: Reflections on a Good Death
End of Life: Reflections on a Good Death Bioethics Forum Vol. 13 (1) Spring 1997 What Makes a Good Death? by Shana Alexander My Ideal Death by Nancy Pickard Good Death: Improving…
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Medicare Prospective Payment
Medicare Prospective Payment – The Ethical Implications of Converging Clinical and Financial Decisions in Long-Term Care The principles of bioethics indicate that Prospective Payment has a moral dimension. Because Prospective Payment…
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Long-Term Care – Institution, Residence, Hospital, or Home?
Long-Term Care – Institution, Residence, Hospital, or Home Finding quality long-term nursing care is a growing concern for millions of Americans and their families, especially as the baby-boom generation reaches retirement…
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The Real Caregivers in the Nursing Home – Certified Nursing Assistants
The Real Caregivers in the Nursing Home – Certified Nursing Assistants Certified nursing assistants are integral to maintaining the quality of nursing homes because they have the most extensive contact…
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End-of-Life Care in the Nursing Home
End-of-Life Care in the Nursing Home – Is a Good Death Compatible with Regulatory Compliance By using relevant clinical practice guidelines for end-of-life care and by incorporating meaningful quality indicators into…
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Educational Initiatives in Long-Term Care
Educational Initiatives in Long-Term Care Most Americans would doubtless agree that positive change is a critical need in facilities providing long-term care. This article describes a project in which staff from…
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Hospice in the Nursing Home – A Valuable Collaboration
Hospice in the Nursing Home Long-term care facilities have one of the most difficult tasks in healthcare: to maximize the health of frail elderly people. However, our society’s resistance to the natural…
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Caring Conversations Workbooks
The Caring Conversations® Workbook will guide you, your family and your friends through the process of advance care..
