Podcasts about health care project

Dr. K discusses how older adults can plan for their own aging needs with expert Carol Levine, Director of the Families and Health Care Project at the United Hospital Fund of New York and author of "Navigating Your Later Years For Dummies." They cover whether to plan to age in place, what's most important to tell your family, options for getting long-term care services, and much more. The post 081 Interview: How to Plan Ahead for Your Later Years appeared first on Better Health While Aging.

Dr. K talks with caregiving expert Carol Levine, Director of the Families and Health Care Project at the United Hospital Fund of New York. They discuss negotiating caregiving expectations with hospital staff and older loved ones, setting limits, getting help, and much more. The post 060 Interview: Negotiating Family Caregiving Expectations After Hospitalization appeared first on Better Health While Aging.

Date: October 20, 2016   Featuring: Jennifer Wolff, PhD, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Meg Kabat, LCSW-C, CCM, National Director, Caregiver Support Program, US Department of Veterans Affairs Rebecca A. Stametz, DEd, MPH, Senior Director, Clinical Innovation, Geisinger Institute for Advanced Application Carol Levine, MA, Director, Families and Health Care Project, United Hospital Fund Christina Gunther-Murphy, MBA, Executive Director, IHI A lot has been said and written over the years about the important role family caregivers play on behalf of loved ones with various health conditions and disabilities. But acknowledgment of the estimated 42 million family caregivers in the US alone hasn’t always translated into needed support. All sorts of groups and agencies have done their best to help family caregivers navigate health care, locate resources, and, importantly, find one another. But, notably, outreach from the health care system itself has often been the missing link. That’s starting to change, and it was the subject of this WIHI. Some of the pressure is coming from family caregivers and policy advocates alike. They’re drawing attention to the growing number and complexity of medical tasks family caregivers are being asked to perform for patients at home. According to one major report, nearly half of family caregivers now routinely manage multiple medications, help with assistive devices, prepare special diets, provide wound care, use monitors, and operate specialized medical equipment.   As this level of care has shifted from hospital to home, advocates say clinicians and staff need to do a much better job ensuring that family caregivers have the time, skills, and information needed to fulfill expectations. This message is now resonating with health care providers like never before. Especially as they are held accountable for avoidable hospital readmissions, this means making sure discharged patients do well (and their conditions are well managed) in any setting, including the home.  

Carol Levine directs the United Hospital Fund's Families and Health Care Project, which focuses on developing partnerships between health care professionals and family caregivers, especially during transitions in health care settings (www.nextstepincare.org). Originally aired on Caregiver SOS: On Air presented by the WellMed Charitable Foundation on June 18, 2017, in San Antonio, TX on 930 AM KLUP “The Answer.” With co-hosts Carol Zernial and Ron Aaron. For more about CaregiverSOS, visit caregiversos.org Like CaregiverSOS on Facebook, www.facebook.com/CaregiverSOS Follow on Twitter, twitter.com/wellmedgives And on Instagram, instagram.com/wellmedgives/

Dr. K talks with caregiving expert Carol Levine, Director of the Families and Health Care Project at the United Hospital Fund of New York and author of "Planning for Long-Term Care for Dummies." They discuss how family caregivers can better manage many of their top challenges, including managing the healthcare system and working with paid home aides. They also discuss NextStepInCare.org, which provides free practical guides for patients and families. The post 015 Interview: Practical Advice for Family Caregivers & Next Step In Care appeared first on Better Health While Aging.

As technology continues to progress, there's a need for understanding what technology benefits caregivers. Carol Levine, director of the United Hospital Fund's Families and Health Care Project, discuss her organization's new guide about technology called "Next Step in Care." Originally aired on Caregiver SOS: On Air presented by the WellMed Charitable Foundation on Jan. 10, 2016, in San Antonio, TX on 930 AM KLUP “The Answer.” With co-hosts Carol Zernial and Ron Aaron. For more about CaregiverSOS, visit caregiversos.org Like CaregiverSOS on Facebook, www.facebook.com/CaregiverSOS Follow on Twitter, twitter.com/wellmedgives And on Instagram, instagram.com/wellmedgives/

Join Dave Nassaney, The Caregiver’s Caregiver, as he interviews Author, Carol Levine, the director of The Families and Health Care Project at The United Hospital Fund, a health services research and philanthropic organization whose primary mission is to shape positive change in health care for the people of New York (and elsewhere). Their campaign, Next Step in Care, provides easy-to-use guides to help family caregivers and health care providers work closely together to plan and implement safe and smooth transitions for chronically or seriously ill patients. Transitions are moves between care settings, for example, hospital to home or rehab facility, or the start or end of home care agency services. Because transitions are often rushed, miscommunication and errors can occur. Her book, Living in the Land of Limbo: Fiction and Poetry about Family Caregiving, is a first-of-its-kind anthology of short stories and poetry about family caregiving by renowned authors and others has just been published. Compiled and edited by Carol Levine, and published by Vanderbilt University Press, the new volume is a valuable addition to the national discussion on family caregiving and to the Fund’s work, which has focused on improving partnerships between caregivers and health care professionals since 1996.

eCareDiary will speak to Carol Levine, Director at the United Hospital Fund's Families and Health Care Project and author of "Living in the Land of Limbo", about new hospital discharge models, information and training for caregivers to help loved ones once they return home.

12-20-12 During this hour we are joined by Carol Levine who directs the United Hospital Fund's Families and Health Care Project, Gail Hunt the President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving, and Gregory Johnson of Emblem Health.