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2. Linde Lee Jacobs - Wikipedia

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   Linde Lee Jacobs is an American nurse and advocate for frontotemporal dementia (FTD) research. She is a carrier of the MAPT gene mutation, which is associated with inherited FTD . Lee Jacobs has sought to support scientific research on tauopathies and improve care for those affected by FTD .

3. Geriatric care management - Wikipedia

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   If the comprehensive geriatric care management assessment is being conducted by a registered nurse, then a physical assessment can be included such as vitals signs recording temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and sometimes FBS or RBS (fasting or random blood sugar) checks for diabetics.

4. Validation therapy - Wikipedia

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   Validation therapy was developed by Naomi Feil for older people with cognitive impairments and dementia. Feil's own approach classifies individuals with cognitive impairment as having one of four stages in a continuum of dementia. These stages are: Mal orientation; Time confusion; Repetitive motion; Vegetative state

5. Does Medicare pay for dementia care? Here’s what ... - AOL

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   The Alzheimer’s Association was a strong advocate for Medicare dementia care planning coverage, and since 2017, Medicare Part B has paid for a standalone visit to a physician or specialist to ...

6. ‘Scared to death’: Nurses and residents confront rampant ...

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   More than 900,000 people with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia reside in nursing homes and assisted living centers. Many of the most seriously impaired live in the roughly 5,000 facilities ...

7. Gerontological nursing - Wikipedia

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   Nursing research shows that there is a continued need for education to help decrease patient falls. Gerontological nursing includes educating the elderly patient to be honest in discussing falls with medical professionals, using ambulatory aids, having adequate footwear and adequate lighting when ambulating.