FTC, HHS, Justice Department launch public inquiry into private-equity in healthcare … Feds offer some flexibilities following Change Health outage, but no advanced payments … Fitch changes could affect...
Study gives credence to range of dementia caregiver decision tools
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 27, 2024
A new study analyzes some evidence-backed tools to help substitute decision-makers make choices to honor an individual’s medical, personal and end-of-life wishes. Instead of having separate resources,...
Embracing end-of-life choices: A journey with Grandma
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Steven Littlehale
Feb 02, 2024
At the beginning of the year, my grandmother found herself in an acute-care hospital, addressing blood clots in her legs and lungs. Having just recovered from COVID-19 at the age of 100, uncertainty loomed...
Sicker end-of-life patients need more care, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
May 23, 2022
A new study has found that having multiple serious illnesses increased the risk of hospital and healthcare utilization for patients approaching the end of life.
Dementia soars among U.S. adults at end of life, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 04, 2022
About half of older U.S. adults receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia shortly before their death — a number that has spiked by more than 34% in two decades, according to a...
Caregivers can help elders retain their dignity during intimate hygiene care, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 07, 2021
Clinicians can offer “moments of micro-competence,” giving palliative care patients a voice in how they receive care as their abilities decline, investigators say.
Most residents’ life-sustaining treatment forms no longer match wishes, study shows
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 06, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the importance of advanced care planning and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) after a new study found that less than half of the orders match the...
End-of-life experience in nursing homes differs with race, ethnicity
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 21, 2021
Language services and cultural competency training could help nursing home staff correct imbalances in residents’ end-of-life experience, say investigators from the Columbia University School of...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, May 18
By
Alicia Lasek
May 17, 2020
COVID-19 social distancing is complicating a ‘silent epidemic’ of hearing loss in senior living … New End of Life Care in Frailty guidelines released … Late-life depression is tied to chronic disease,...
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, November 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 12, 2019
Flu shot may protect heart bypass patients during recovery … New device can “spray paint” drug-imbued fiber bandages on wounds … Less affluent patients more likely to be discharged to SNF after...