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Advanced Planning: Investigating Senior Living Options

Nurses Advocates

While we were traveling to see family and friends, over the Thanksgiving Holiday, we stopped to look at a few senior living communities that we are considering. There are many choices, and finding the location and type of Senior Living Community that you want to live in and can afford is a job unto itself.

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The Role of Adaptive Sports in Holistic Nursing Care

Daily Nurse

It’s been proven that physical exercise, in any capacity, can improve self-esteem, build self-confidence, decrease symptoms of depression, reduce stress, improve mood, and increase energy. Home healthcare nursing is a collaborative team approach to patient care.

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Understanding and honoring the needs of Native American elders

American Nurse

Takeaways: Four significant factors compromise care for Native American elders: healthcare disparities, historical trauma, healthcare shortages afflicting rural areas and reservations, and a lack of culturally appropriate care in long-term care facilities. The population of Native seniors continues to increase.