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

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Sheryl: Largely the people who live there as opposed to government funds. But why I decided to look at medical and mental health care and assisted living. So, that’s why we did this project, the Delphi panel, to say what really should be recommended for medical and mental health care in assisted living?

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

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Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. Were you administering scales to pick up on loneliness and isolation? What would it be?

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