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EP: 34 – What Matters to Nursing Home Residents with Anne Montgomery from Altarum

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The presence of family and treasured people in a nursing home resident's life is incredibly important. - Anne Montgomery   COVID-19 has turned the whole world upside down, including the lives of nursing home residents. While nursing home residents only account for 8% of total COVID cases in the United States, they account for more [...]

EP: 33 – Voting with Alzheimers Disease

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Just because you have a cognitive impairment doesn't automatically disqualify your right to vote. - Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN (01:44-01:49)   Should a person with Alzheimer’s disease be allowed to vote? The majority of people living with Alzheimer's disease live at home with family or have friends who help provide care. These family [...]

EP: 32 – Nursing Homes and Families During COVID

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If the nursing home would allow one advocate, one compassionate care person, and let them visit their family members, that would be very helpful to them. - Nettie Batchelor   Skilled nursing homes are currently facing unique challenges with coronavirus. Previously, we talked about the role of social workers in nursing homes and mental health. In [...]

EP: 30 – The Role of Social Workers in Nursing Homes

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  The social isolation caused by COVID-19 requires an expansive workforce considering not all nursing homes have trained social workers. - Lynn Friss Feinberg, MSW   Nursing homes and COVID-19 are today's hot topics. With mounting cases of COVID-19,  nursing homes have faced many challenges, especially with providing social services. On top of helping older adults [...]

EP: 29 – How Nurses Can Influence Health Policy (HAPF SERIES) with Alison Hernandez, PhD, RN

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  Nurses and Nurse Scientists need to have the tools to INFLUENCE and understand HEALTH POLICY. - Alison Hernandez, PhD, RN   Health care policy has crucial implications for all of us who rely on our health care system. Behind this pursuit are dedicated nursing professionals who advocate for specific policies they believe will benefit us. [...]

EP: 28 – Senior Nutrition (HAPF SERIES) with Marie C. Gualtieri, PhD and Liz Albertine, Legislative Director

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  For older adults in 2018, which is the most recent data that we have, approximately 5.3 million Americans, 60 and older, were food insecure. - Marie Gualtieri, PhD (03:47-03:58)   COVID-19 has elevated a lot of issues that impact older adults. So, we're going to dig into the details of the impact of aging and [...]

EP: 27 – National Alliance for Caregiving With Lisa O’Neill DBH, MPH (HAPF Series)

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  There are 50+ million family caregivers that provide $470 billion dollars of unpaid care every year. - Lisa O'Neill (01:06-01:13)   Developing policies and strategies to ensure comprehensive care for this population is challenging and complicated. Thus, it needs to be addressed from multiple angles. We need mechanisms in place to identify caregivers and resources [...]