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Overcoming Your Bias Against Aging Can Improve Your Life
Becca Levy of Yale University says we can fix even deeply rooted negative views about aging, which many of us do not see in ourselves
A case study on Landmark's palliative care model.
Palliative Care at Landmark
Landmark provides palliative care to patients with chronic illnesses. Landmark’s multi-disciplinary care team works with patients to develop a palliative care plan that reflects the patient’s priorities. They discuss:
Providers, behavioral health specialists, social workers, dietitians and more are all available to Landmark patients to create a well-rounded, patient-centered palliative care plan.
Palliative Care Case Study
An 86-year-old female patient has a history of hypertension and osteoporosis, with multiple spinal compression fractures contributing to frequent intermittent painful episodes. She has had several falls in the past two years, requiring hospitalizations, surgery and live-in care to help her with personal needs. She doesn’t wish to have aggressive lifesaving procedures but does want to return to the hospital if her needs cannot be met at home. She has a daughter who lives close and is very involved with her care, but the patient is still paying her bills and is active at the senior center.
Before Palliative Care
With Palliative Care
Becca Levy of Yale University says we can fix even deeply rooted negative views about aging, which many of us do not see in ourselves
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Aging is an inevitable and beautiful part of the human experience. Still, society treats growing older as something to be feared or avoided. With ageism, we assume that mental decline is a part of getting older, so it's hard to tell dementia from normal brain function in ourselves and others.