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Caring for a loved one: Navigating the Challenges and Finding Support.

"It Depends" and why CaringEnd? doctors family caregivers Aug 23, 2022

"It Depends"

Some time ago, I was caring for a 94-year-old gentleman. An active senior, he lived alone in his small home, doing most everything for himself. Basic self-care tasks like eating,...

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Your loved one with dementia living with you says, “I want to go home!” Now what? family caregivers Aug 23, 2022

 She can’t live alone anymore  

So, your mom couldn’t live by herself anymore.

You found her medicine bottles under her bedroom pillow, and she couldn’t remember...

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3 tips - You CAN overcome your patient's reluctance to have advance care planning conversations doctors Jan 17, 2022

 

For physicians, tight schedules, demanding workloads, and lack of training are just a few barriers to starting end-of-life advance care planning conversations with our patients. An even more...

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Talking about End-of-Life Care & Revitalizing Clinical Practice doctors Mar 16, 2021

Vamshi Gunukula of DirectShifts, a physician staffing company, interviewed me on 3/4/21. We discuss a variety of issues that primary care doctors face, from end-of-life advance care planning to...

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