1 facilitated discussion The workshops were held throughout the community including the workplace senior living communities houses of worship community organizations doctor s...

current role she serves as a geriatric consultant on projects and program development 3 affecting seniors She is a nationally recognized palliative care and end of life expert who...

conducted an independent evaluation of the first Green House homes developed by Mississippi Methodist Senior Services in Tupelo MS A 2 year longitudinal study compared elders...

example of how we can make necessary policy adjustments while improving the Medicare program for our seniors I look forward to today s discussion as it is keeping with this...

1 Dr Diana White Senior Research Associate Institute on Aging Portland State University Portland Oregon Before the Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing on Person Centered Care...

nursing home This coincided with my knee replacement surgery and the 2 realization that I was also a senior and no longer strong enough to provide for her health care needs We were...

draws on reports prepared by a number of colleagues at the Commonwealth Fund including Cathy Schoen senior vice president for research and evaluation Comments by Karen Davis...

straightforward concept has gotten lost and to some providing personalized care with the individual senior in mind has become inconvenient Twenty one years ago Congress passed the...

Statement of Edna Hess Shahbaz Lebanon Valley Brethren Home Palmyra PA 94 Statement of Diana White Ph D Senior Research Associate Institute on Aging Portland State University...

emergencies the one factor that s often over looked is the plan for long term care Currently the number of seniors requiring long term care is on the rise The Department of Health...