So much truth to this
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Yes. So similar to our family’s experience.
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Subscription wall. Too bad. If Gawande says it's important it's important. (Fortunately the headline says it all. Those in the fields -- healthcare, gerontology, etc -- already know it well.) More layman awareness is badly needed.
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Sad but so true. Speaking from experience, this puts even more pressure on family caregivers, who themselves are at loss on the right protocol and checklist to follow.
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Society itself is unprepared
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@Atul_Gawande thank you for your work “Being Mortal “


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We know dementia is accompanied by fears of memory loss. Unfamiliar environments easily upset older patients, but more severely with dementia--the room, the machines, a parade of new nurses, nothing is familiar. They feel lost...
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Have you heard of the Namaste Care programme? We did a small study in hospitals here in the UK http://apm.amegroups.com/article/view/15631/15676 …
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God yes. It was a nightmare taking my mom to hospital. No one listened to me until she was screaming in the hallway. Awful awful.
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Hospitals, sure. Look how poorly the White House is prepared for the same task.
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Let alone some places that are supposed to be....
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Truth to this.....Experience with my mother.
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Hospitals aren't poorly prepared, the people that work in them are.
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I’d recommend having a look at
@ktefoster fine work on@PennineAcuteNHS Oasis Unit for a look at how dementia patients can be better managed.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Stunned and happy to see my parent's doc quoted in this (Dr Messenger).
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we need to do more.
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