Contemplating the Transitions of a ‧Poor Yorick'

If Prince Hamlet were present to contemplate contemporary issues — for example, scenes riddled with frail elders living in skilled nursing facilities — he might not simply ponder the merits of his own death, but rather how complex patients, within the health care continuum, could experience comprehensive, compassionate, and meaningful patient-centered care. He might ask what the medical system could do to educate, monitor, and manage his own relatives in an acceptable and satisfying way. He would be more occupied, considering how an act would play if his own “Yoricks” were to become ill, maybe ill enough to merit a hospital evaluation.

Source: Caring for the Ages - September 29, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Wayne S. Saltsman Tags: Caring Transitions Source Type: news