The family of an Edmonton man who suffered a stroke was “very frustrated” with the province after he was taken to a motel instead of a long-term care facility when he was released from hospital.
After six months at the Royal Alexandra Hospital where he recovered from a stroke that left him partially paralyzed and in a wheelchair, Blair Canniff, 62, was taken to a Travelodge Motel in Leduc, his stepdaughter told CTV News Edmonton.
“It’s very, very, very frustrating,” Jeela Manniapik said on Tuesday. “And when AHS released Blair from the care of the hospital to Contentment Social Services,…
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Kaiser Permanente and Town Hall Ventures are launching an organization called Habitat Health, which is designed to help older adults overcome the challenges of aging at home.
Operating as a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, Habitat Health is designed to help participants live independently in their homes, with comprehensive care the companies say will lead to better health outcomes.
The company will serve older adults in partnership with local care partners, beginning first in California with Kaiser Permanente, and then nationally.
Habitat Health plans to begin serving older adults in Sacramento and Los Angeles in…
Professor of Medicine Andrew Kozel and Assistant Professor of Nursing Jie Chen talk during the spring 2024 Collaborative Collision focused on mental and behavioral health.
Florida State University researchers gathered Thursday to see how they could work together to better confront the massive challenges associated with mental and behavioral health care.
“As a public research university, we have a duty to give back to the state and country through our research,” said FSU Vice President for Research Stacey S. Patterson. “I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone here that the US is facing a growing mental health crisis. FSU…
NORTHSTATE, Calif. — A new proposition has passed, addressing two major concerns in California.
Prop 1 addresses the mental health and homeless crisis by authorizing the state to borrow $6.38 billion to build 4,350 housing units, half of which would be reserved for veterans, as well as adding 6,800 mental health and addiction treatment beds.
Californians were nearly torn in half for approval of this proposition, with the slimmest margins—50.2% voting “yes,” and 49.8% voting “no.”
Dr. Jennifer Dragonette is a licensed psychologist who believes that these bills are currently essential for the state.
“Both of these bills are really…
Tameco Brewster, Home Care Specialist for Sharecare, has been named a 2023 Frontline Honors honoree by Home Health Care News.
To become a Frontline Honoree, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a dedicated, high-performing frontline worker who delivers exceptional experiences and outcomes; a passionate worker who knows how to put their vision into action for the good of older adults and aging industry professionals; and an advocate for older adults, their industry, and their peers.
Home Health Care News caught up with Brewster to discuss their time in the home health care industry.
HHCN: What…
A year-old Pentagon policy of paying for travel for service members who need reproductive health care that is not offered by the military — including abortions — was used 12 times from June through December, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday.
Paying for transportation, lodging and meals for those 12 round trips from a service member’s home station to the location of their health care cost the department $44,791, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said during a public briefing to reporters. It was unclear how many of those trips involved abortion services, the area of the policy that has generated the most controversy.…