Hear Jenni Knutson, Senior Life Care Manager, discuss the difference in assisted living options and how to advocate against suspicious behaviors and possible abuse.

The hip is one of the hardest working joints in the human body, tasked with supporting the weight of our upper torso and giving us the ability to walk and move. So, when things go wrong, the consequences can be serious. Historically, the only solution to hip pain may have been a total hip. Now with hip preserving procedures, there are options with good long-term outcomes other than a total hip.  The goal is to get patients up and moving quicker to a faster recovery.

Alzheimer's affects 6 million Americans, with another 12 million Americans that are unpaid caregivers. The cost of these unpaid caregivers is approximately $100 billion annually. McDonald's corporate revenue was only $23.8 billion in 2022.

DispatchHealth is an in-home acute care option for those that would like to avoid long waits at the ER. Bringing the power of the hospital to the comfort of your home.

A New England Journal of Medicine study showed 1 in 4 patients experienced harm after being admitted to the hospital. Another study showed those that were admitted after an ER visit had nearly a 4x higher risk for adverse events. These stats are alarming, but it’s even worse…adverse events are things like preventable infections, falls, etc. But while we can’t find statistics on this, negligence seems to be on the rise and these numbers are sometimes not included in data for adverse events. A so-called Cascade of Dependency results from the hospitals not ensuring enough time out of bed.

The cost of senior living continues to explode. How can adult children prepare for the cost involved with caring for their aging loved ones?

Much like health insurance plans, there's a lot of confusion around long term care insurance plans. Unfortunately, when someone needs to access these long term care insurance plans, they are often struggling physically and sometimes cognitively. Today, Eric vanGoethem and I discuss details of these plans, questions to ask, and local resources to connect with.

Nurses are assaulted by patients every hour. How can we protect ourselves while still providing the best care for our patients.