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Dichotomy
Dichotomy By Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP I know a woman who received excellent health care in the western United States, Colorado, and other countries. Her health care issues are serious. She takes accountability for understanding her...
Connecting with Clarity
By Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP I am frequently asked how a relationship with a care consultant (navigator, advocate, care manager) actually works and who will pay for it. I hope what follows provides the answers. If questions remain I can be reached directly at...
Greatest Influence
by Jane Malkoff MSN RN NP Who do you look up to? Who is the greatest influence in your life? Is there a certain one and only or are there several? I love stories about individuals who create a lasting effect in someone’s life. These stories are amazing for...
What I Learned This Week from Family Caregivers
By Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP • Exhaustion is powerful but never underestimate the strength and determination remaining in someone who is committed to their goal of making sure their loved one is properly cared for. • Family Caregivers know more about their loved one...
3 Indicators of Quality Dementia Care
by Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP When searching for quality dementia care in an assisted living or a skilled nursing facility, it pays (emotionally and financially) to be prepared. Families work very hard to seek out the best possible location for a loved one who for a...
You Got This!
by Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP Believe in the possibility you can handle the crisis at hand. In the middle of everything you face, you are able to take the next step. You got this. I know you do. I have seen people a thousand times walk through the most amazing...
Put Your Savvy On
By Jane A. Malkoff MSN RN NP What does it mean to be a savvy health care consumer? Let’s start with some words synonymous with savvy to get a feel for what it might mean; Sensible, Streetwise, Brainy, Discerning, and Intelligent just to name a few. We typically will...
Are You a Widget?
By Jane A. Malkoff MSN RN NP 653 residents were sampled from 600 nursing facilities in the United States and one-third of them were at the receiving end of medication errors, 59% of which were preventable. Safety in the health care system is a national issue....
Take A Load Off
By Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP The Clarity Family of Services (Advocates, Givers and Partners) does so much to make it possible for our clients to breathe easier and to relax into the circumstances they are facing. We know it isn’t simple. Relaxing and taking a break...
Do the Right Thing or Do Things Right?
by Jane A. Malkoff MSN RN NP Is it better to do the right thing or to do things right? This recent pondering of Doing the Right Things vs. Doing Things Right reminded me of a saying I heard years ago. It goes like this; “Strategy without tactics is the slowest...
Everybody Wants You
By Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP I am not joking. If you are a Boomer, an older adult, or the child of an older adult then it is absolutely true, everybody wants you! I have had the pleasure of working in the area of older adult care providing options and solutions for...
Happy De-Stress Day!
By Jane A. Malkoff MSN RN NP There are only so many self-help books we can read and motivational speakers we can listen to before the realization hits we have to take matters into our own hands in order to get results. However, it can be nearly impossible to see what...