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Medicaid Targets Dead Family Members’ Homes to Regain Health Care Costs
03/19/2024
Emry Lloyd
State Medicaid offices are targeting dead family members’ homes to regain the money spent on health care costs. This predatory practice has had negative impacts on family members who felt they were not fully informed on how Medicaid costs...
State Medicaid offices are targeting dead family members’ homes to regain the money spent on health care costs. This predatory practice has had negative impacts on family members who felt they were not fully informed on how Medicaid costs...
State Medicaid offices are...
03/19/2024
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New Legislation Provides Protection for Residents Facing Unexplained Nursing Home Discharges
01/18/2024
Emry Lloyd
California passed legislation mandating nursing homes provide evicted residents with a documented reason for discharge. This measure aims to ensure that residents have the appropriate paperwork to initiate an appeal.
California passed legislation mandating nursing homes provide evicted residents with a documented reason for discharge. This measure aims to ensure that residents have the appropriate paperwork to initiate an appeal.
California passed legislation...
01/18/2024
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Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Differ by Race and Ethnicity in California Nursing Homes
04/26/2023
Hannah Musick
Researchers discovered increasing differences in POLST use and intensity of care orders between White, Black, and Hispanic nursing home residents in California from 2011 to 2016.
Researchers discovered increasing differences in POLST use and intensity of care orders between White, Black, and Hispanic nursing home residents in California from 2011 to 2016.
Researchers discovered...
04/26/2023
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Higher Rates of End-of-Life Health Care Utilization Among OAs With Limited English Proficiency
06/07/2022
Samantha Matthews
Older adults with limited English proficiency and serious illness experienced higher rates of end-of-life health care utilization.
Older adults with limited English proficiency and serious illness experienced higher rates of end-of-life health care utilization.
Older adults with limited...
06/07/2022
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Multidisciplinary Stakeholders Provide Input on Improving End-of-Life Care
06/01/2021
Jolynn Tumolo
“Administrators should explore opportunities to reconfigure long-term care culture through communication changes, as well as the physical environment through facility design modifications,” researchers wrote.
“Administrators should explore opportunities to reconfigure long-term care culture through communication changes, as well as the physical environment through facility design modifications,” researchers wrote.
“Administrators should explore...
06/01/2021
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Advance Directive Mix-Ups at End of Life
07/20/2018
Misunderstandings involving documents meant to guide end-of-life decision-making are “surprisingly common,” said Monica Williams-Murphy, MD, medical director of advance-care planning and end-of-life education for Huntsville Hospital Health...
Misunderstandings involving documents meant to guide end-of-life decision-making are “surprisingly common,” said Monica Williams-Murphy, MD, medical director of advance-care planning and end-of-life education for Huntsville Hospital Health...
Misunderstandings involving...
07/20/2018
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‘Bucket Lists’ Might Help with End-of-Life Discussions
02/20/2018
Talking with patients about their “bucket list” may be useful for physicians looking for ways to ease into advance care planning conversations.
Talking with patients about their “bucket list” may be useful for physicians looking for ways to ease into advance care planning conversations.
Talking with patients about...
02/20/2018
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EOL Care Complex for Vietnam Veterans
01/26/2018
Vietnam veterans’ wartime experiences can make management of their physical and emotional pain harder to treat near the end of life.
Vietnam veterans’ wartime experiences can make management of their physical and emotional pain harder to treat near the end of life.
Vietnam veterans’ wartime...
01/26/2018
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Dying at Home Due to Scarce Hospital Beds
11/20/2017
After he was diagnosed with leukaemia in July, Katsuo Saito, from Japan, decided not to treat it and opted for palliative care as he had a hard time finding a bed at a hospice or hospital.
After he was diagnosed with leukaemia in July, Katsuo Saito, from Japan, decided not to treat it and opted for palliative care as he had a hard time finding a bed at a hospice or hospital.
After he was diagnosed with...
11/20/2017
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Initiating Conversations on Advance Care Planning
07/25/2017
Rebecca Sudore, MD, a geriatrician at the University of California-San Francisco, created a website to help clinicians begin these difficult but necessary conversations. 
Rebecca Sudore, MD, a geriatrician at the University of California-San Francisco, created a website to help clinicians begin these difficult but necessary conversations. 
Rebecca Sudore, MD, a...
07/25/2017
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