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San Diego Care Management – THE LAST BEST HOPE OF THE ELDERLY

When people ask me how being a Geriatric Care Manager differs from being a “regular nurse,” I always think of […]
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A Panic Attack In The Men’s Department

We were in the men’s department when it happened. — a full-blown panic attack while looking at the Tommy Bahama […]
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Holiday’s Sharp Edges Seem Softer Now

It is at the same time a profound and a silly thing, both theater of the absurd and nursery of […]
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Loved To The Very Hairs Of Your Head

Despite his age, I think Santa must have a good head of hair. We all know he has a magnificent […]
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Depression is the No. 1 Under-Treated Illness in the Geriatric Population

According to the American Geriatrics Society 40% of nursing home residents are affected by depression, yet depression often goes undiagnosed […]
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Getting Maintenance Therapy Covered by Medicare

In 2014 in the landmark case of Jimmo v. Sebilius, the practice of denying Medicare coverage for skilled care solely […]
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Care Management Insight: Challenging Hospital Discharge Decisions

It is important to educate yourself about skilled nursing facility (aka “nursing home”) discharges before you receive the notice that […]
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Care Management Insight: Assisted Living

As a Geriatric Care Manager, I have been involved in placing elders in long term care facilities over the years. […]
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New Centers for Disease Control’s Guidelines for Opioid Use in Chronic Pain

According to the CDC, from 1999 to 2014 opioid prescriptions have quadrupled and over 165,000 people have died from prescription […]
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