Regional Cooperation for Elderly Care: An interview with Erik Buskens and Klaske Wynia
“As part of a series of case studies on best practices in elder care, ACCESS Health’s Sofia Widén visited the University Medical Center at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands to meet with Dr. Erik Buskens and Dr. Klaske Wynia. In the …
Dementia Village: An interview with Eloy van Hal
This case study describes De Hogeweyk, a community that has been dubbed a dementia village in Weesp, the Netherlands. Established in 2008, the village provides high quality elder care services for individuals diagnosed with advanced or severe dementia. Sofia Widén, program manager …
Home Safety: An interview with Irene Leung, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association
Life expectancy of Hong Kong residents became one of the highest in the world in 2014. Families take the central responsibility of care for elderly relatives. However, the government of Hong Kong is launching an ambitious effort to build new care homes, …
Elder Care in the Netherlands: Interview Compilation
International researchers and academics have traditionally ranked the Dutch elder care system one of the best in the world. The system is based on the principle of solidarity and universal coverage. However, there are concerns about the increasing cost of long term …
Quality Assurance: An interview with Erin Giovannetti and Michael Barr
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) was founded in 1990 to improve the quality of healthcare in the United States. The National Committee for Quality Assurance evaluates and accredits health plans in the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto …
Palliative Care Everywhere: An interview with Diane E. Meier
“With a growing population of older individuals, the need for palliative care has never been more pronounced. The Center to Advance Palliative Care successfully led the call to provide palliative care in hospital settings. Today, the Center is focused on making palliative …
Dementia and Farm Life: An interview with Gerke de Boer and Annie Herder
This interview is part of a greater research effort into dementia and best practices in elder care in Northern Europe. Sofia Widen traveled to the north of The Netherlands to study the innovative thinking of Cornelia Hoeve, a farm that is now …
Redefining Dementia: An interview with the Dementia Action Alliance
Dementia touches not only the elderly but also their families and everyone around them. There is much that is not understood about this condition. As a result, those who live with dementia and their caregivers often experience rejection and isolation. The Dementia …
Hospital at Home: An interview with Bruce Leff
When older people become acutely ill, the hospital is not always the best place for them to stay. Elders are prone to bacterial and virus infections that come from extended hospital stays. Complications after hospitalization such as functional decline, delirium, or acute …
Disrupting Emergency Medicine: An interview with DispatchHealth
Two of the main areas where health system spending is very high are hospital admissions and readmissions and emergency department visits and bounce backs. Readmissions occur when a patient is discharged from the hospital but returns to the hospital for the same …
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