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  • Spanish-language Videos Use First-Person Stories to Increase Awareness of Palliative Care Among Latinx Communities
    by Orli Belman on September 22, 2021

    A video series produced by the Enguídanos Lab offers structured accounts of how a range of individuals have benefited from palliative care. The post Spanish-language Videos Use First-Person Stories to Increase Awareness of Palliative Care Among Latinx Communities appeared first on USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

  • USC Leonard Davis School faculty, postdoctoral and student researchers present at GSA 2019
    by USC Leonard Davis Communications on November 11, 2019

    The 2019 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting will feature symposia, posters and papers led by USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology faculty, postdoctoral and student researchers. The post USC Leonard Davis School faculty, postdoctoral and student researchers present at GSA 2019 appeared first on USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

  • Searching for a nursing home? Check multiple review sources, study suggests
    by USC Leonard Davis Communications on April 26, 2018

    USC Leonard Davis School study concludes that consumers searching for a nursing home should consider the ratings from Yelp and government sites such as Nursing Home Compare to get a complete picture of a home’s quality and care. The post Searching for a nursing home? Check multiple review sources, study suggests appeared first on USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

  • Yelp Reviewers Take a Dimmer View of Nursing Homes
    by Orli Belman on November 20, 2017

    Consumer nursing home reviews do not correspond to government rankings, according to new study. The post Yelp Reviewers Take a Dimmer View of Nursing Homes appeared first on USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

  • Tom Petty and Your End-of-Life Wishes
    by Beth Newcomb on October 25, 2017

    What you and your family can learn from the rock legend's death. The post Tom Petty and Your End-of-Life Wishes appeared first on USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

  • Nearly 1 In 5 Hospice Patients Discharged While Still Alive (NPR)
    by Orli Belman on August 11, 2017

    NPR quoted Susan Enguídanos of the USC Leonard Davis School on recent findings that hospices with the highest rate of so-called live discharges also have the highest profits. There’s a concern, says Enguídanos, that by discharging patients early, some hospices may be “trying to avoid costs that they should be responsible... The post Nearly 1 In 5 Hospice Patients Discharged While Still Alive (NPR) appeared first on USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

  • Enguidanos Honored for Palliative Care Research—and More is on the Way
    by Jonathan Riggs on February 26, 2015

    USC Davis Associate Professor Susan Enguidanos will be recognized in February by the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network for her history of groundbreaking research in palliative care; in the meantime, she’s launched a project to develop an innovative palliative care program for Cambia Health Solutions health plan members. [Continue Reading..] The post Enguidanos Honored for Palliative Care Research—and More is on the Way appeared first on USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

  • Student Wins Award for Groundbreaking Paper on Minority End-of-Life Pain Management
    by Jonathan Riggs on November 8, 2012

    End-of-life pain is poorly managed across the board, but why, even with palliative care efforts, do minorities suffer disproportionately? Tackling what he calls the first study to investigate pain experiences among Whites, Blacks and Latinos following inpatient palliative care (IPC) consults, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology doctoral student Jeff... The post Student Wins Award for Groundbreaking Paper on Minority End-of-Life Pain Management appeared first on USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.