Category: Special Focus: Eldercare and Case Management

I  was recently invited to deliver a centennial celebration science address at my high school, which I hadn’t visited in some forty years.

For numerous at-risk elders, the following scenario is a frustratingly common one occurring daily in homes across the United States: A patient dealing with an injury, illness, or the irreversible ravages of old age falls through...

(l-r) Sandra Peebles, Univision 23; Dr. Jeffrey Horstmyer, UHCS Board Member; Hermes Alvarez, TD Bank Event Sponsor; Claude Pepper Award recipient, Dr. Phillip Frost; and José R. Fox, President & CEO of UHCS. ...

The Community Living Assistance Services and Support (CLASS) Act will make long-term care insurance, receiving a cash benefit of around $50 a day, available to all Americans. The CLASS Act l also includes a provision to help...

In South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report’s July 2009 issue, we discussed the various definitions and components of the term medical homes. Although we would know a medical home if we experienced it, a generally...