By Dr. Kenneth Scott, DO, CMD, CEO SilverSage Management Services One of the most stressful—and many times painful—mile markers in life arrives when the decision is made to place a parent in a nursing home. Some of the individual mental burden may be assuaged if...
Doctors provide reassurance from doubt, better understanding of situations, and numerous added benefits.
There’s a dogma that pervades most large companies, including every large hospital institution that I have ever worked for. In essence, this overriding belief is manifest in an arrogance that flatly maintains, “We do things the way we do things because we have...
By Dr. Kenneth Scott, DO, CMD, CEO SilverSage Management Services. When it comes to diagnosing the placement of full-time physicians in nursing homes, there are two primary pain points: The first is getting nursing home administrations to understand the inherent...
From care facilities to in-home nursing or aid assistance, learn about services that can help individuals get the daily help they may need as they age. Questions and Answers About Subacute Rehabilitation Sub acute rehab (also called subacute rehabilitation or SAR)...
SilverSage Physician Services would like to Honor our Elderly. For the month of January, daily we have posted a new story or inspiration from the elderly, as we recognize the wisdom that comes with age and experience. Hospice Care Hospice provides comfort and...
Dementia is a catchall term for any disease or lesion affecting the brain that brings about a decline in cognitive functioning. The medical term for dementia is neurocognitive disorder. Types of dementia include Alzheimer’s Disease, vascular dementia, dementia due...
I remember 26 years ago, I left my job as a cardiac nurse and flew as a young mother, with my 5-year-old daughter and 3-month baby girl, to Canada to take care of my dying mother-in-law. My husband was in medical school and could not leave for long periods of time....
