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Should You Consider Taking a Loved One Out of a Long-Term Care Facility Now?
As modern living is changing during this pandemic, so is assisted living. Already, many of us are facing difficult decisions about whether someone we know should stay in an assisted living facility or be taken out due to the coronavirus crisis. If you're in the position to bring someone to hunker down with you, is it even a good idea?
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Mar 30, 2020
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Lori Frank @LoriBethFrank, Sharon Inouye, et al.

Alzheimer's Disease and Dementias

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Struggling with Dementia
The costs of dementia are staggering. A recent RAND analysis quantifies the scope of the problem in the United States and serves as a wake-up call to policymakers everywhere.
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Aug 10, 2015
Cardiovascular Disorders

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What Does the Future Hold for Atrial Fibrillation?
Longer-term thinking, enhanced public awareness, and more thorough engagement among stakeholders are critical components of a strategy to deal with atrial fibrillation.
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Jun 2, 2015
Catherine A. Lichten
Alzheimer's Disease and Dementias

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A Global Focus on Dementia
The Group of 8 industrial nations is convening a special session to seek an international approach to dementia research at a time the disease is being recognized as a 21st century global health crisis of historic proportions.
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Dec 11, 2013
The RAND Blog
Regina A. Shih @ReginaShih
Geriatrics

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RAND Summer Institute July 7–10, 2014
Applications are being accepted now through March 21 for the 21st annual RAND Summer Institute (RSI), a pair of conferences on aging that will be held next July 7–10 at the RAND Corporation headquarters in Santa Monica.
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Oct 22, 2013
Alzheimer's Disease and Dementias

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The Cost of Dementia: Who Will Pay?
It is time for the government in partnership with industry to return to the drawing board to craft a plan that will provide protection for the more than 9 million people who will need care for dementia by 2040, writes Michael D. Hurd.
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May 1, 2013
The Health Care Blog
Michael D. Hurd
Alzheimer's Disease and Dementias

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Dementia's Growing Cost to Caregivers
At the rate that the U.S. population is aging, the total cost of dementia could reach half a trillion dollars a year by 2040. Those who care for impaired relatives and friends are acutely aware of the effects of dementia, and unfortunately they are all too familiar with its costs, writes Kathleen J. Mullen.
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Apr 29, 2013
the RWJF's Human Capital Blog
Kathleen J. Mullen
End of Life Care

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When CPR Is the Wrong Call: Mistaking Medical Treatment for Care
If a medical treatment worked only a fraction of the time and resulted in bad outcomes more often than not, practitioners would not make this treatment the default approach. Yet that is exactly what has happened when it comes to CPR for individuals 85 years and older who suffer cardiac arrest in a community setting.
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Mar 14, 2013
Nurses and Nursing

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Giving “Voice” to Nursing Home Residents: A Revolution in Quality Assessment
It seems obvious to ask nursing home residents about their own health. But until a quiet revolution that took place in 2010, it didn't work that way.
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Oct 9, 2012
Debra Saliba
Health Care Workforce

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Addressing the Geriatrician Shortage May Help Reduce Costs Without Compromising Quality
Greater use of geriatricians in the hospital setting could reduce health care costs while maintaining quality of care, but there are fewer than four certified geriatricians in the United States per 10,000 individuals 75 years of age or older.
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Aug 30, 2012
Melony E. Sorbero
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Saving Money and Saving Lives in Nursing Homes
Published commentary by RAND staff: Saving Money and Saving Lives in Nursing Homes, in Washingtonpost.com.
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Mar 30, 2007
Washingtonpost.com
Lisa R. Shugarman
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Why We Know Painfully Little About Dying
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Mar 27, 2005
Washington Post
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Geriatrics

Should You Consider Taking a Loved One Out of a Long-Term Care Facility Now?

Struggling with Dementia

What Does the Future Hold for Atrial Fibrillation?

A Global Focus on Dementia

RAND Summer Institute July 7–10, 2014

The Cost of Dementia: Who Will Pay?

Dementia's Growing Cost to Caregivers

When CPR Is the Wrong Call: Mistaking Medical Treatment for Care

Giving “Voice” to Nursing Home Residents: A Revolution in Quality Assessment

Addressing the Geriatrician Shortage May Help Reduce Costs Without Compromising Quality

Saving Money and Saving Lives in Nursing Homes

Why We Know Painfully Little About Dying

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