Caring for the Ages: Palliative Care Amid the Pandemic: Resources for PALTC Providers and Families

Vycki Nalls, Ph.D., Director of Education, and Melissa McClean, Nurse Practitioner & Medical Director, Community Based Palliative Care at Capital Caring Health, have an article published in the August issue of Caring for the Ages – a newspaper for the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA).

In the article, Nalls and McClean provide an overview of the resources and models of care used by palliative care providers in the response to COVID-19 to help educate patients, families, health care colleagues, and the general public about palliative care and how palliative care clinicians contribute to the care of post-acute, long-term care (PALTC) patients.

JAMDA is a peer-reviewed medical journal and covers aspects of long-term care and geriatrics.  Here is a link to the article.

The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) is a membership organization comprising nonprofit community-integrated hospice and palliative care providers. These members are dedicated to ensuring patients and their families have access to care that reflects their individual goals, values, and preferences. Representing providers from across the nation, NPHI and its members help design more innovative and effective models of care, advocate for comprehensive and community-integrated care customized to meet each person’s unique needs, and build collaboration between national thought leaders, decision-makers, and other healthcare stakeholders to improve hospice care. Learn more about NPHI at nphihealth.org 

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