Expanding Medicare to cover the cost of long-term care at home would be a HUGE development.
Great quote: “There isn’t a lot in the world of health policy that does this well with such a broad swath of the electorate.” @CitizenCohnhuffpost.com/entry/kamala-ha…
Longer version of CBS nursing home ownership & quality story. Story focuses on Aspen Skilled Healthcare where @lisaling's mother-in-law received poor care. As I said in the piece, "Does Aspen have particular investors? There's no ability to peel that back with the federal data?"
More than 70% of U.S. nursing homes are now owned by for-profit companies — and new research raises troubling questions about their quality of care.
There is mounting evidence patients are paying the price. cbsn.ws/4c18tvs
ALT Photo of and quote by Derek Manis
"Canadians are living longer and prefer to age-in-place, but they're also facing significant health challenges and barriers to adequate health care."
ALT Image: Senior woman at home receiving assisted care from male PSW
Text: New study
Assisted living residents have the highest rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations compared to community-dwelling older adults
#EvidenceForEveryone
My first time at #SER2023 was fantastic - definitely one of the best conferences I’ve attended in a long time. Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!
@britshmit and I met through a virtual LGBTQ mentoring group last year through @societyforepi and it is so wonderful for it come full circle and meet in person at #ser2023
📢 #BREAKINGNEWS: ASU unveils School of Medicine & Advanced Medical Engineering, set to transform healthcare education in our state. Addressing Arizona's low health system rankings & nursing shortage, ASU strives to enhance health outcomes.
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🚨My new @NEJM Perspective on improving care integration for dually eligibles
Only 10% of duals are enrolled in strongly integrated care models, and integrated care is unavailable in most of the US
In this piece, some ideas on how we begin to fix this
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
100% of Canadians wants to age in their homes, but we're not making it easy for them to do this.
Today, @NIAgeing launched its new policy series outline what it will take to support EVERYONE to Age in the RIGHT Place.
@TorontoStar's @MoiraWelsh reports: thestar.com/news/canada/2022…
Are you curious about the assisted living sector and how it varies across jurisdictions? In our new @AMDApaltc paper we answer that question: jamda.com/article/S1525-8610…