Support Veterans’ Access to Hospice
May 27, 2014
In Columbia, MO the parade went off without a hitch. The Golden Eagles parachuted right onto their marks amongst the…
Tell CMS to protect appropriate palliative care prescribing
February 25, 2014
Attention all Geriatric, Palliative Medicine, and Primary Care Providers: Act now to prevent the adoption of strict, punitive regulations impacting…
One Last New Year’s Resolution: Become an advocate for better health care for older adults and those with serious illness
January 7, 2014
So you have been working hard to keep your New Year’s resolutions. Why not add one more resolution this year…
Do patients need to know they are terminally ill?
April 26, 2013
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has published a couple of interesting pieces this week that might interest you (controversy alert…
Medical Foster Homes: An exciting alternative to Nursing home care
December 21, 2012
A frail older patient has reached the point that living independently at home is no longer possible and family are…
An Advance Directive for When Driving Becomes Unsafe
October 8, 2012
One of the tougher challenges in a busy clinical encounter is the older driver who is potentially unsafe. While clinicians…
Retirement When Coping with Serious Illness
August 29, 2012
I have been thinking about retirement a lot lately (no, not my own!) While retirement may be mentioned in terms…
Forging the Future of Geriatrics and Palliative Care
February 21, 2012
This month the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is e-publishing ahead of print a special article you should read,…
Is hospital observation status the new pathway to frailty?
November 4, 2011
Have you noticed that your hospital is using the observation status more instead of simply admitting the patient? Three recent…
Loneliness
May 9, 2011
2 recent articles have helped me prioritize addressing loneliness of patients. An opinion piece in this week’s NEJM “The Loneliness…