- September 22, 2014
- Support Groups
Geripal Blog: Length of Stay in Nursing Homes at the End of Life
Description: One out of every four of us will die while residing in a nursing home. For most of us, that stay in a… Read More
Resources: for families & patients
- September 22, 2014
- Support Groups
Geripal Blog: Q&A with Jeff Gordon – Author of “A Death Prolonged”
Description: Many terminal patients linger through their final months with a miserable quality of life and too often with extreme levels of suffering. Today’s… Read More
- September 22, 2014
- Support Groups
Geripal Blog: Social Workers Are Awesome
Description: Social Workers Are AwesomePosted: 15 Mar 2010 02:00 AM PDT In 1927, Francis Peabody remarked that “The secret of the care of… Read More
- September 22, 2014
- Support Groups
Geripal Blog: Dying in 14 Minutes of 60 Minutes
Description: November 22, 2009: CBS did a segment entitled “The Cost Of Dying” on tonight’s 60 Minutes.Considering the title of the segment… Read More
- September 22, 2014
- Support Groups
Geripal Blog: “Penalizing Hospitals for Readmissions: Unintended Consequences?”
Description: Tuesday December 1, 2009: Medicare recently started publicly reporting hospital readmission rates as a measure of quality, and there are proposals to financially… Read More