Moral distress a common problem among physicians in eldercare
Four in ten doctors experience significant moral distress when caring for elders who cannot participate in decision-making, a new study finds.
Four in ten doctors experience significant moral distress when caring for elders who cannot participate in decision-making, a new study finds.
The role of a nurse practitioner in these settings is a hybrid of nursing consultant and a fee‐for‐service clinician, say researchers.
In eldercare settings, the risks of infectious outbreaks go beyond the direct impact of the illness, the ECRI Institute claims.
I’ll never forget my first encounter with the high diving board at Sherman Park pool.
Award-winning journalist and author Joan Lunden has learned a lot from dealing with her 94-year-old mother’s housing and care. Also a physician’s daughter, she recently passed along to me some excellent tips for long-term care professionals, which I now pass along to you.
C/S Eldercare Interiors recently introduced two new handrails that are designed for use in eldercare settings.
Senate lawmakers are seeking to strengthen and expand the long-term care ombudsman program and boost the eldercare workforce through a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965. The measure was unveiled Thursday by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and is co-sponsored by 14 Democratic senators.
Geriatric care providers and healthcare professionals see where our current system is failing seniors, and family caregivers, but what are we doing to improve it, change it, or create a new system?
Organized labor groups will need to collaborate with non-union direct care workers in order for the eldercare workforce to meet the significant needs of an aging population, experts contend.
A Health Information Resource panel recently gave its Silver Award in the web-based resource tool category to GeriCareFinder.com. The site helps consumers find eldercare products and services for loved ones. “We’re proud to once again be recognized as the leader in the online senior care community,” said Ron Kustek, the company’s president.