Video of the Week: Is ‘Surplus Safety’ Threatening the Dignity and Community of Eldercare?
Has concern for the physical safety of an aging population hijacked the attention that should be paid to their emotional and spiritual needs? Karen Schoeneman, MPA, the deputy director of the nursing home division of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Heidi Gil, NHA, the director of continuing care at Planetree, discuss what some advocates for the elderly are calling “surplus safety” and whether it can diminish the sense of dignity and community that is so important to the well-being of the elderly.
Always Events . . . on film
When Picker Institute awarded the 2011-2012 Always Events® challenge grants to the top 21 finalists, we asked the winning team at each institution to make a short video to describe the project and the goals it is intended to achieve.
Click here for more information on Picker Institute’s Always Events Challenge Grant Program.