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Frailty Triples Odds of More Severe RSV Illness

Physician's Weekly

Data came from the three influenza seasons from 2012 to 2015. Incorporating Frailty in RSV Management The findings demonstrate that frailty represents “a significant factor influencing adverse outcomes in older adults hospitalized with RSV infection ,” Dr. Andrew and colleagues wrote. “The

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Palliative Rehab?!?: Ann Henshaw, Tamra Keeney, and Sarguni Singh

GeriPal

I moved to Boston in 2015 to start my PhD and I’ve always worked clinically at MGH during the process, but I was very interested in this notion of measuring function and frailty. Tamra: It’s incredibly complicated because to date, there’s not really a validated tool that’s mandated to be used across all settings.

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Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

I had looked at a research article that had recently evaluated the prevalence of private equity transactions in the hospice market and noted that there was a pretty substantial uptick in the past decade, and really over the course of say around 2015 to 2019. As a nurse case manager in hospice, half of my patients had dementia.

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