Month: July 2017

There has been a significant reduction in the use of antipsychotics in long-stay nursing home residents between 2011 and 2016  as the result CMS’ National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes.  This dramatic drop raises questions on whether [...] Continue Reading

In this beautifully written memoir, Dr. Amy E. Caruso Brown tells the story of how the care of a pediatric patient with leukemia opened her eyes to the communication barriers and lack of empathy that sometimes occurs when medical doctors engage [...] Continue Reading

It is estimated that over 50% of the elderly in Belgium die in acute hospital settings where quality end-of-life care is lacking.  The Care Program for the Last Days of Life (CAREFuL) was developed to improve the comfort and quality [...] Continue Reading