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Older adults and those with medical conditions, such as cognitive impairment and dementia have demonstrated increased risk of morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19.
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Maintenance of nutritional intake is critical for optimal health and wellbeing. As dementia progresses, alterations in feeding behaviors can be problem-atic.
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Both normal aging and many degenerative dementias can produce significant changes in motor function that limit activities of daily living and increase dependence on healthcare staff in residential
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Recognition of chronic and even acute pain in patients with dementia is problematic given the many ways pain can manifest in persons that are unable to express their symptoms.
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Stigma and discrimination remain large barriers to care access and care quality for pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorder.
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Opioid use disorder among pregnant and postpartum women and infants is a complex public health challenge.
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Stigma and discrimination remain large barriers to care access and care quality for pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorder.
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Elder abuse in the form of forced compliance with daily cares such as bathing and dressing, catheterization, or neglect in the form of failure to achieve hygiene or manage incontinence in aged pers
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Addressing end-of-life issues and the provision of Hospice care has been shown to provide numerous benefits to patients and their families including but not limited to: pain and symptom management,
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The very existence of the CMP program highlights the fact that KY CNFs are deficient in education and practical solutions to address CMS deficiencies that lead to reduced quality of care for CNF re
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According to the CDC 36,136 people received an HIV diagnosis in the United States and dependent areas in 2021. The annual number of new diagnoses decreased 7% from 2017 to 2021.
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