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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

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And this is not about treating dementia as a disease of the brain in isolation from the person. I heard this beautiful thing the other day, which was to an electronic medical record, I am not a whole person. I don’t have access to change the levers of government. Eric 19:56 Okay, but I’m a primary care provider.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

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The idea was to create a robust community-based infrastructure that could help older adults succeed in their homes and communities, whether they were healthy, how to keep them healthy or they were at imminent risk of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, or nursing home placements.