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The Care Plan Meeting: Your Opportunity to Set the Stage for Successful Long-Term Care or Rehab
Shortly after you or a loved one enters a skilled nursing facility, either for long-term care or short-term rehabilitation, you will be invited to a meeting to discuss the “plan of care” with a multidisciplinary team. Having these various professionals together in one room to discuss your or your loved one’s care is an excellent opportunity to build consensus and agreement on the goals for the patient’s stay as well as the steps it may take to achieve them. Here’s what you need to know to get the most from this meeting.
This Summer, We All Deserve a Hug!
Summertime, and the living is easy! Unless you’re not a fan of hazy, hot and humid weather, you’re still concerned about Covid-19, or you’re uneasy about seeing family and friends. Compared to just a year ago, this summer finds all of us at much less risk from the...
Safe at Home: Tools & Devices for Aging in Place
Nicole Christensen, BCPA, President, Care Answered, and her guest, Kim Kuester, President, C.A.P.S., 101 Mobility, review the specialized devices and technology that can allow someone to remain safely in their own home as they age. https://youtu.be/lOSuuwRhI6U
Safe Road Home Part 2
In this webinar, Nicole Christensen, BCPA, President, Care Answered, and Maureen Nickel, CSA, Owner, BrightStar Care, shared strategies and tactics to help patients safely transition from the hospital or rehab center to home. If you missed the live presentation, you...
Let’s Celebrate Spring Together!
It’s been quite a decade, this year! I know many of us have lost much more than we could imagine and although this pandemic is not over, I am hopeful for a renewed sense of optimism this Spring. I am ever grateful for you, my clients, colleagues and community, for all...
Black Health Matters
Research has proven that Black Americans experience the healthcare system differently than their white counterparts. There are multiple underlying reasons for this: implicit bias, systemic racism, social determinants of health are but a few. The result is that Black...