New VA Center to Help Veterans with Dementia ; Assisted Living Building Focuses on IndependenceThe new assisted living center on the Topeka VeteransAdministration health campus will focus on...Hart, Megan
This prospective study examined the longitudinal relationship between use of health care services and treatable comorbid conditions among patients with dementia. Ninety-nine patient-caregiver dyads from the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Houston, Texas, completed a one-time...
Informed by the findings from Aims 1 and 2 regarding factors that are associated with quality of care for veterans with dementia, in Aim 3, we will use a two-round modified Delphi panel of experts and stakeholders in dementia care and BPSD to validate additional, clinically-relevant quality ...
Veterans with a service-connected disability rating can use VA medical centers, but health care benefits aren’t only limited to those individuals. Let’s dispel some of the myths about VA health care eligibility, see who is eligible, and learn how you can apply for VA health care benefits....
What’s more, because veterans are more at risk of developing depression, dementia, and post-traumatic stress disorder, they are more likely to be abused in understaffed and often underpaid facilities. No caregiver in the world can put up with an uncooperative patient after two straight twelve-...
We conducted a retrospective cohort study with new outpatient ICD-9 codes for several types of dementia between 2002 and 2009. We examined healthcare utilization, medication use, initial dementia diagnoses, and changes in diagnoses over time by provider type. 8,999 veterans received new dementia ...
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- 《Department of Veterans Affairs》 被引量: 16发表: 2010年 Effect of early palliative care on chemotherapy use and end-of-life care in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer. Prior research shows that introducing palliative care soon after diagnosis for patients with metastatic non...
As experts in the senior care industry, Senior Helpers® understands the needs of our Veterans. We work seamlessly with the professional assistance organizations to make sure that veterans and their spouses receive the benefits they deserve as quickly as possible. While the assistance organization he...
Veterans experience mental health conditions at a disproportionate rate compared to their civilian counterparts, and approximately 60% of older veterans who receive their care through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) do not meet physical activity (PA) recommendations. We tested the...