Melissa Batchelor

EP 44: The AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network

January 11, 2021 Leave a Comment

The goal of the COVID-19 Action Network is to collaboratively advance improvements in COVID-19 prevention and infection management. - Alice Bonner, Ph.D., RN COVID-19 exacerbated nursing homes' conditions; everyone was taken aback and did not anticipate the virus's overwhelming spread. It brought unprecedented challenges to nursing homes, considering older adults living in congregate settings [...]

EP 43: Getting Organized: Managing Your To-Do List

December 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

Make one year, three year, and five-year goals. - Melissa Batchelor, Ph.D, RN, FNP, FAAN The New Year is almost upon us; this means it’s time to start out new and fresh and make some New Year's resolutions. One resolution that many people make is to get organized - to minimize the chaos in their [...]

EP 42: How to Manage Repetitive Behaviors in Alzheimer’s Disease

December 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

Look for a reason behind the repetition. - Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN Are you wondering how to manage a person with dementia’s repetitive behaviors like asking you the same question, telling you the same story, or doing the same thing over and over again? Knowledge is power. In this episode, I’ll walk [...]

EP 41: Bringing the Washington, DC Healthcare Policy Experience to Quinnipiac University

December 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

A critical part of that has to be understanding how policies develop and the implications that both national and state policies have on the ability to deliver high-quality care. - Dr. Matthew O’Connor, Dean & Professor of Finance According to statistics, all Boomers will turn 65 by 2030. This will be about 20% of the [...]

EP 40: Role of Place in Healthy Aging with Ryan Frederick

December 7, 2020 Leave a Comment

This pandemic has been a great reminder that place matters a lot. - Ryan Frederick, CEO of SmartLiving 360 Have you ever wondered why the long-term care housing industry segregated itself when there's so much benefit to having intergenerational housing? Have you ever thought about our older loved ones living in a better community [...]

EP 39: Towards an Age-Friendly World with Wendy Miller

November 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

As we get older, we use both sides of our brain, not in a compensatory way, but in a synthetic way. - Wendy Miller, Ph.D. ATR-BC, LCPAT, REAT, LPC, BCPC Thank you for joining us for This is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World podcasts. This special series is sponsored by a 2020 George [...]

EP 38: Ten Tips for Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease

November 23, 2020 Leave a Comment

Your biggest risk factors are your lifestyle choices. - Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death for people over the age of sixty-five. We can't slow it down once you are diagnosed, and we haven't cured it. Therefore, there have been no survivors of anyone ever [...]

EP 37: Learning from What We’ve Lost: Protecting LTC Residents & Staff

November 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

My passion for human rights and elder justice was rekindled. - Cinnamon St. John, MPA, MA Over the past year, COVID-19 has swept through our nation, ruthlessly claiming lives and nowhere has its toll been felt more than in our nation’s nursing homes. While only accounting for 6% of total cases in the United [...]

Melissa Batchelor

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