by patriciagraham | Oct 11, 2014 | Caregiver Education and Health, Healthcare Educator Resources, Healthcare Trends
If you work in health care, you have a pretty good idea what may be lurking on your shoes. Research tells us that some microorganisms may survive hospital cleaning. Guess where many of those germs are? That’s right, they’re on the floor. Guess what also spends most...
by patriciagraham | Oct 7, 2014 | Caregiver Education and Health, Healthcare Educator Resources
This video about end of life options and death with dignity ties in well with last weeks blog. The Death with Dignity National Center can provide more information about this issue. We will focus on this issue in a future post. Check out our blog about Hospice Care...
by patriciagraham | Sep 27, 2014 | Caregiver Education and Health, Geriatrics and Aging, Healthcare Trends
The Under-Utilization of Hospice I recently heard from a former student who is working as a caregiver on an oncology floor. The student wrote about the difficulties of working with patients with terminal diagnosis. It reminded me of an excellent article that was given...
by patriciagraham | Sep 9, 2014 | Caregiver Education and Health
What is Telemedicine Telemedicine is another attempt to cut health care costs while providing effective care. Recently, it has gained popularity in the news but it is not a new concept. It has been around for years but is becoming increasingly utilized with the crisis...
by patriciagraham | Aug 26, 2014 | Caregiver Education and Health, Geriatrics and Aging, Healthcare Trends
About the Life Expectancy in the US… What’s the life expectancy of a US citizen? Can you figure out what your own life expectancy is? Can you live longer? Recently there has been a lot of talk about the average life expectancy in the US. We’ve assembled...
by James | Aug 19, 2014 | Caregiver Education and Health, Healthcare Educator Resources
Denture care is an important part of life for many people. Cleaning, inserting and removing dentures may happen several times a day for those utilizing dentures and taking proper care of them. Denture Care Dentures should be cleaned every day and, preferably, after...
