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This book will help leaders of health care organizations, especially hospitals, home care organizations, acute care, and long term care facilities, where geriatric patients are treated to prepare for an aging population. This book includes discussions, strategies, case studies, and tips that will help health care organizations address the following quality and patient safety issues specifically concerning geriatric patients: Infection control; Medication safety; Environment of care; Memory and mental status; Nutrition and hydration; Fall prevention; and, Communication. Special features also include: Foreword by Paul vanOstenberg, D.D.S., M.S., senior executive director, Standards, Performance Measures and New Products, Joint Commission International; practical tips, strategies, and advice for frontline and administrative leadership on how to create a safe, effective, geriatric-friendly environment; methods for effectively communicating with staff, patients, and their families and includes successful strategies for improving hand-off communication; and, case studies providing examples of successful policies and procedures showing geriatric patient care in long term care, home care, and hospital settings.

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