Tag / long-term care
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Case Study – The Isolated Long-Term-Care Patient and Scarce Resource Allocation
Patient is an 82-year-old female, who is currently a resident at a long-term care facility. The patient is suffering from severe dementia, COPD, and other conditions, and recently tested positive for COVID-19.
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Accelerated Advance Care Planning in Long Term Care
Accelerated Advance Care Planning in Long Term Care The Center's accelerated advance care planning (ACP) in long-term care training programs is geared toward professional associations, long-term care providers, and organizations seeking guidance on how to respond to crisis situations quickly and compassionately, where families may be separated and difficult care planning discussions must be managed… -
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End of Life: Treatment Redirection
What is the role of treatment direction in end-of-life care?
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Chronic Disease and Aging
Most Americans will die of complications from a chronic disease.
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Medicare Prospective Payment
The principles of bioethics indicate that Prospective Payment has a moral dimension.
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Long-Term Care – Institution, Residence, Hospital, or Home?
Finding quality long-term nursing care is a growing concern for millions of Americans.
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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 with residents. Low wages, stressful work, demanding residents, and little recognition often lead to high turnover rates. With these premises, this article asserts…
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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 an effective continuous quality improvement program, nursing facilities can provide quality end-of-life care for their residents while complying with state and federal regulations.
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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 the Midwest Bioethics Center (now the Center for Practical Bioethics) and Kansas City area experts in long-term care worked to create meaningful change…
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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 process of dying commands the assistance of hospice services in helping patients and their families cope with illness and death. The presence of…
