November 2009 - Posts

The Social and Psychological Process of Dying
November 17, 2009 3:24 PM by Brian Garavaglia

Those who work in long-term care are all too familiar with death. Death is very much a part of life, but those who work in the long-term care environment become quite acquainted with the death and dying process as part of an endemic feature of this type Read More...

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Mind and Body
November 2, 2009 4:30 PM by Brian Garavaglia

The nursing home, being predominately a medical environment, relies overwhelming on pharmacology for addressing issues of pain management. However, as I have mentioned in previous articles, pain is more than just a biological issue. The subjective nature Read More...

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