Your Inside Look at Arizona’s Health Care Community
Posted in Alzheimers, Assisted Living, Family & Caregiver, Hospitals, Social Workers on Oct 15th, 2008
Ever heard of the term “elderspeak”? Well, in short, elderspeak is speaking down to the elderly and oftentimes, not even noticing you are being condescending. A recent article in the New York Times addressed the negative implications of elderspeak which I found quite alarming.
The article showed that elderspeak takes many forms: A daughter goes out [...]
Posted in ALTCS, Family & Caregiver, Hospitals, Social Workers on Jul 25th, 2008
In Arizona, Medicaid is called AHCCCS – or the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Arizona uses federal medicaid dollars in a managed care fashion – we call this program AHCCCS (pronounced “access“). The different branches of AHCCCS are for acute care medical benefits and a branch for long-term benefits called Arizona Long Term Care System or [...]
Posted in Events, Hospitals, Social Workers on Jun 30th, 2008
I have been involved with the Arizona Geriatric Society (AzGS) for three years. At first, I thought this was an organization that was just for geriatric physicians. But in reality, the society has always focused on the interdisciplinary approach of geriatrics and now AzGS is embracing the multiple disciplines and providing educational opportunities for all. It takes all [...]