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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

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Despite these substantial needs, specialized palliative care beyond hospice is rare in nursing homes. How to think about primary and specialized palliative care in this setting. You know, I work in the VA and we have somebody who doesn’t have the finances to support a stay in a nursing home and they’re on hospice.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

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She’s a geriatric nurse practitioner specializing in palliative care, and assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. That’s a problem in our healthcare financing system. Caroline: Certainly, the pandemic has certainly catalyzed the use of telehealth. Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast, Joan.