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Elevate Eldercare

Sep 29, 2021

Evidence-based practices form the bedrock of quality health care services, but as we continue to seek real reforms in long-term care, Sheryl Zimmerman believes researchers need to flip the script – and also embrace practice-based evidence.

Instead of waiting years to see which new theories and ideas may eventually pan...


Sep 22, 2021

Safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines brought a long-overdue end to a blanket federal ban on nursing home visitations this past March, but the surging delta variant has brought back the isolation and uncertainty of 2020 to nursing homes and other communal care facilities across the country.

This week, Susan Ryan and Alex...


Sep 15, 2021

Safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines brought a long-overdue end to a blanket federal ban on nursing home visitations this past March, but the surging delta variant has brought back the isolation and uncertainty of 2020 to nursing homes and other communal care facilities across the country.

This week, Susan Ryan and Alex...


Sep 8, 2021

As president of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, Bill Dombi is a prominent supporter of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 – a piece of federal legislation that would expand Medicare coverage of in-home health care services.

In this episode Marla takes a closer look at what is included in the Choose...


Sep 1, 2021

As the CEO of National Association for Home Care and Hospice, Bill Dombi is a prominent supporter of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 – a piece of federal legislation that would expand Medicare coverage of in-home health care services.

Addressing the relative lack of home care alternatives to nursing facilities has...