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Assisted Living Communities: Podcast with Sheryl Zimmerman, Kenny Lam, and Ken Covinsky

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And when I was getting my PhD, I wanted to find something that spoke to me, and I had been doing clinical work in nursing homes. I mean, people who used to be in hospitals are now with quicker DRGs. Others take care of people less so, a more hospitality model, if you will. The acuity level has gone up, right?

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

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Summary Transcript Summary Hospitals are hazardous places for older adults. These hazards include delirium, malnutrition, falls, infections, and hospital associated disability (which about â…“ of older adults get during a hospital stay). 2020 Hospital at Home-Plus: A Platform of Facility-Based Care. Annals of Int Med.

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