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Posts Tagged with "continuum care"

  • Featured, Health & Disability

    Posted on November 15th, 2011

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    continuum care, continuum of care, Depression, depression and older adults, depression in older adults, diagnosis of depresson, Evidence Based Practices, Mental health, mental health treatment, older adults, part of aging, quality of life, SAMSA, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    INCLUDE DEPRESSION TREATMENT IN CONTINUUM CARE

    Depression often goes undiagnosed in older adults. Twenty to twenty-five percent of the older population may be suffering from it.   It is treatable and does not have to be a part of aging.
    CONTINUUM OF CARE
    Addressing social, medical, and mental health needs should all be part of the Continuum of Care (Continuum Care). Depression can masquerade as chronic illness, dementia, or old age.  If depression is diagnosed, numerous treatments are available and often have excellent… More

  • Housing

    Posted on August 19th, 2011

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    aging in place, Assisted living, assisted living option, CCRC, continuum care, continuum of care, Dementia, group home, group homes, memory care, Parkinson's disease, retirement communities, retirement community, retirement facility

    A PERSONAL GROUP HOME EXPERIENCE

    CONTINUUM OF CARE
    During the last seven years of her life, my mother progressed through the continuum of care in a series of retirement communities.   Initially, both of my parents moved to the independent living wing of a retirement facility that also offered assisted living and memory care.  After my father’s death, Mom lived in their apartment until her Parkinson’s disease made it dangerous for her to live alone.  For a year she had a live-in caregiver,… More

  • Health & Disability

    Posted on July 29th, 2011

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Assisted living, continuum care, continuum of care definition, continuum of care for the elderly, Elderly care, Health, Health care, Home care, Home Health, Nursing home, Senior Health

    CONTINUUM OF CARE DEFINITION

    In sifting through information related to aging, we find ourselves struggling with too much information, rather than too little. This is certainly the case when it comes to senior housing. One of the terms that crops up is continuum of care. The continuum of care definition is confusing because it means different things in different contexts.
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)
    HUD provides grants to communities to help them address issues related to housing… More

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