On the Facebook, Patricia G. Kallsen writes… Videos are fine; please share a few quotes from your talk on “senior ED”–a new concept for some of us. thanks This is a fun challenge to boil things down. 1) Typical emergency departments are optimized for the acute care of ill and injured adults and children. People […]
Continue ReadingIt’s more common than I thought and the Great Recession is worsening the trend. According to a new study by Sun Life Financial, more than 20% of American workers are forced into early retirement by layoffs, cutbacks, and shutdowns. In an age where pensions have gone by the wayside and the future of social security […]
Continue ReadingIf you practice medicine long enough, eventually you’ll see everything. Consider the case of this 75 year old man… Doctors feared the worst when they studied Ron Sveden’s (SVEE’-dehn) X-rays and spotted a small dark spot. The former teacher had worked for years smoking fish and had already had emphysema before he felt his health […]
Continue ReadingMy favorite American poet is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (b. 1807) From the WIki… Portrait of the artist as a young man. In the fall of 1822, the 15-year old Longfellow enrolled at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. His grandfather was a founder of the college and his father was a trustee. By all accounts he […]
Continue ReadingDaniela Simmons, Founder and President of DANIEL DOMES offered this comment as a followup to her experience with the recent Eden Alternative International Conference. She also gives us a heads up on some of her latest plans. I wish her well. I have been an advocate of culture change, ethical and quality care and implementing […]
Continue ReadingNot going to deny it, I love this tune and the way it contrasts personal biography with mass consumerism. I’d say that personal biography triumphs here. THE BURNING HELL – My Name Is Mathias from Mitch Fillion (southernsouls.ca) on Vimeo. Your thoughts? Also, are all Canadians like this? I’m asking you Saskatoon…
Continue ReadingThis is bumped from the comments. Steve Gurney is a leading edge thinker, publisher and advisor in the arena of aging services. Here is his take on Paro the Baby Seal Robot. July 9th, 2010 One of my clients made a big deal about having the first Paro in the US a few years ago. […]
Continue ReadingThe prestigious AHRQ has taken notice of the work Holy Cross hospital has done to improve emergency care for elders. This is an important issue because… * The population of seniors in the U.S. is growing rapidly, with growth expected to continue in coming decades, especially among those over 80. In Montgomery County, MD, for […]
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