The idea was to leverage an existing program, where some of the drivers were already alerting their supervisors to changes in clients’ health or social situations, but in a very haphazard and uncoordinated way.
Meals on Wheels might do more than deliver hot food to isolated seniors: New research suggests it can serve as an early warning system for declining health.
U.S. health care costs — and not merely prescription-drug prices — have risen to the top of the national agenda.
The reasons Americans, liberal and conservative alike, want a more socialized medical infrastructure is because the private sector’s greed has become untenable for almost everyone.
Hospitals in California were paid, on average, 209 percent as much as Medicare by private health insurers in 2015-16, according to research firm West Health Policy Center.
You care for this patient every shift. An older person with multiple medical problems who is trying to live at home. Are they normally slightly confused?
The Journal of Nursing has published a paper, “Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation – Delivering Geriatric Care Standardization.”
While health insurance or government programs like Medicaid and Medicare can shield against huge medical bills, massive debt and even bankruptcy, only the truly wealthy can feel secure that sickness won’t lead to financial ruin.
New program uses smartphones to report changes in status of Meals on Wheels clients By PAUL SISSON JUNE 5, 2019 An innovative program that leverages Meals on Wheels’ massive network of observant and tireless volunteers is getting a nationwide expansion after starting as a pilot program in San Diego County. The national nonprofit that… Read more »
In many instances, chronic conditions begin in the mouth
