Healthcare Professional Blog
How Brookdale Partners With Healthcare Providers to Help Manage Chronic Conditions
One of the primary chronic conditions impacting seniors (and all Americans) is heart disease. In honor of American Heart Month, learn how we help our residents have a better quality of life by helping them manage chronic conditions like congestive heart failure in partnership with their healthcare providers.
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How Senior Living Can Offer a Full Career Path for Nurses
Nurses, particularly those in school or early in their careers, may not realize the world of senior living can offer a full career path. At Brookdale, nurses are one of our most essential and valued associates. We work to help provide professional development opportunities for our nurses so they can attain their personal and professional goals.
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When Weight Gain Can Be Good for Seniors
As we age, our metabolism slows down and activity levels change, and, for some, these factors might contribute to weight gain. Despite a culture that has taught us to be concerned about putting on pounds in most instances, here are three situations when it could be beneficial for seniors.
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The Importance of Deprescribing for Seniors
Deprescribing involves routinely monitoring medications and intentionally decreasing or discontinuing prescriptions that are potentially harmful or no longer beneficial. We invited Todd King, Pharm.D., CGP, to share his insight for Brookdale’s Optimum Life® Continuing Education Series.
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How to Be an Ethical Influencer Within Your Healthcare Organization
In today’s complex environment, decisions are often made quickly and without full context. The skills of social influence can help healthcare leaders gain trust, expand the narrative and engage people at all levels of their organization when weighing impactful decisions.
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Why a Family of Choice Is Important for LGBTQ+ Patients’ Health
During its Optimum Life® Continuing Education Series, Brookdale talked with Dan Stewart, MSG, the Associate Director of the Aging Equality Project at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF), about disparities in LGBTQ+ healthcare and how providers can better understand LGBTQ+ individuals’ network of support.
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New Vaccine Recommendations for Adults 65 and Older
New vaccines mean new recommendations from the CDC for adults 65 years and older. Learn how physicians and Brookdale Senior Living can work together to help improve vaccination rates for older adults.
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How Paperwork Helps Protect Your Patient: The Importance of Advance Care Directives
We spoke with trust and estate litigation expert Kerry R. Peck, Esq., to discuss the differences between powers of attorney and advance directives, and why they are important to healthcare professionals as a part of Brookdale’s Optimum Life® Continuing Education Series.
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How Generational Differences and Health Disparities Impact Senior Populations
Acknowledging and addressing the health biases and disparities created by ageism is critical in providing the highest quality care for older adults. Dr. Leigh-Anne Royster, assistant vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Duke University, explores concepts and frameworks for effective equity and inclusion practices as part of Brookdale’s Optimum Life® Continuing Education Series.
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Primary Care Provider Opens Up About His Patients’ Experience in Senior Living
Healthcare professionals are one of the most trusted sources of information for patients in their decision to move into a senior living community. We sat down with primary care provider Grady Goodwin, M.D., to learn why he recommends Brookdale Senior Living to his patients.
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Ageism in Healthcare Leaves Seniors Behind — But Senior Living Can Help Make a Difference
As a senior living community focused on improving outcomes, Brookdale refuses to leave seniors behind. Because no one else in the United States cares for as many seniors as we do, as well as we do, we are moving the needle on what it means to age well.
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It’s Time to Acknowledge the Senior Mental Health Crisis — and Ways We Can Help
While transitions are a normal part of life, even small changes can have a much larger impact on seniors’ mental and physical well-being than we often acknowledge. At Brookdale, we know that transitions can trigger anxiety and depression for the seniors moving into our communities. Our intentionality with our residents embodies our approach to helping seniors live well at all times, but especially through transition.
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How Brookdale Helps Prevent Polypharmacy Among Residents
Polypharmacy among senior adults is a growing concern. At Brookdale, we combine clinical oversight, care coordination and a whole-person approach to care to help minimize polypharmacy and enrich our residents from the inside out.
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It's Time for Senior Living to Go Beyond the Amenities to Support Value-Based Care
Senior living communities with clinical expertise can make a difference in the overburdened healthcare system. Kim Elliott, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Brookdale, explains why Brookdale can be a strategic partner in the value-based continuum of care.
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How Brookdale Helps Manage the Top 10 Chronic Conditions for Seniors
We’ve outlined the 10 most common chronic conditions among senior patients and how Brookdale helps aging adults live healthy, happy and whole lives.
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