How Uganda Came To Earn High Marks For Quality Of Death

http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/10/16/449243933/how-uganda-came-to-earn-high-marks-for-quality-of-death

Rae Ellen Bichell

NPR

3 January 2016

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Uganda has the best quality of death among low-income countries, according to the Economic Intelligence Unit. Its success stems in part from the strictly regulated but available supply of morphine, which is distributed by pharmacists in labeled bottles.

The Power of Nursing

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/the-power-of-nursing

David Bornstein

The New York Times

6 May 2012

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In 2010, 5.9 million children were reported as abused or neglected in the United States. The Nurse-Family Partnership, or NFP, arranges for registered nurses to make regular home visits to first-time low-income or vulnerable mothers, starting early in their pregnancies and continuing until their child is 2.

A Racial Gap in Attitudes Toward Hospice Care

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/health/a-racial-gap-in-attitudes-toward-hospice-care.html

Sarah Varney

The New York Times

21 August 2015

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Despite years of change, African Americans feel ostracized from the medical care community that is dominated mainly by white people, especially when it comes to hospices. Some are trying to remove the stigma of hospice care as well as make health care systems more fair.

The Nursing Home That's Also a Dorm

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/10/the-nursing-home-thats-also-a-dorm/408424

Tiffany R. Jansen

CityLab

2 October 2015

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More retirement and nursing homes are asking college students to move in, an arrangement that benefits everyone. Students stay free of charge in exchange for volunteering to help the seniors.

Using paramedics to help hospice patients avoid unwanted care

http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/12/10/56139/using-paramedics-to-help-hospice-patients-avoid-un

Stephanie O'Neill

Southern California Public Radio (KPCC)

10 December 2015

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A hospice patient's end-of-life desires are most often thwarted when well-meaning loved ones see the patient in some sort of distress. New programs ask first-responder paramedics to work with hospice programs to better honor a person’s end-of-life wishes.

From Institution To Inclusion

https://wamu.atavist.com/from-institution-to-inclusion

Martin Austermuhle

American University Radio (WAMU)

14 March 2016

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For individuals with developmental disabilities in Washington, D.C., inclusion’s uphill battle, while still happening, has shown results. After the practice of institutionalization ended decades ago, there was a shift to group home living, nonprofit advocacy groups, and job placements. Challenges remain though, like slow-moving bureaucracy, funding, and those still fighting inclusion, but moves toward inclusive jobs and living continue.

Wyoming Elderly Tough It Out Even As Younger Generations Migrate Away

http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/wyoming-elderly-tough-it-out-even-younger-generations-migrate-away

Melodie Edwards

Wyoming Public Radio

5 June 2015

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These days, most rural communities in the U.S. are elderly communities - 15 percent of Wyoming’s population is over 65 and a high percentage of them live on ranches in small towns. New caregiver programs allow seniors to continue living at home and to keep doing what they are able, with assistance provided if needed.

When Prisons Need to Be More Like Nursing Homes

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/08/27/when-prisons-need-to-be-more-like-nursing-homes

Maura Ewing

The Marshall Project

27 August 2015

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The U.S. prison population is aging, which is costly because older inmates need more care. Some states have responded by creating special wards, having the young inmates care for the old, or building nursing homes.

Zen and the Art of Dying Well

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/zen-and-the-art-of-dying-well

Courtney E. Martin

The New York Times

14 August 2015

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Patients' last years of life are the most expensive for the health care system. For a fifth of the cost, a Zen hospice program, in San Francisco, is helping those who are dying improve their quality of death by enjoying the present.

If this was a pill, you'd do anything to get it

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/04/28/if-this-was-a-pill-youd-do-anything-to-get-it

Ezra Klein

The Washington Post

28 April 2013

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*Medical research has done wonders to rid populations of diseases; however, the U.S. health care system has failed to appropriate the right resources to Medicare patients with one or more chronic conditions. Health Quality Partners in Doylstown, PA enrolls Medicare patients with at least one chronic illness and hospitalization and sends a trained nurse to see them on a routine basis, whether they are healthy or sick. As a result, the HQP program has reduced hospitalizations and cut Medicare costs.