Hi, and welcome to my blog! I'm Susan E. Mazer -- a knowledge expert and thought leader on how the environment of care impacts the patient experience. Topics I write about include safety, satisfaction, hospital noise, nursing, care at the bedside, and much more.
December 7, 2021
This holiday season, I am reminded that we are still in the COVID-19 pandemic and celebrating the holidays, once again, with this virus. However, this year has shown itself to have been one of the richest years in moving us towards brighter days.
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May 20, 2020
To talk about long-term care (LTC) facilities during this pandemic calls for an acknowledgment of the many nurses, aides, administrators, housekeepers, and others that care for our most fragile elders
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November 16, 2018
Years pass without much notice, especially as an adult child realizing how our parents age. For us, they seem to stay the same for years and years… then, as if
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December 15, 2017
With his permission, I am sharing an excerpt from blog post written by a dear friend, George Drake, that speaks to the issue of person-directed care in residential care facilities.
Read more >March 4, 2016
The neurological benefits of music for the elderly with dementia have been well documented. The phenomenon of elderly stroke patients with aphasia (not being able to speak, but being able
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May 22, 2015
I just saw Dr. Bill Thomas’ “Age of Disruption” presentation at the University of Nevada Reno. It made me think about ageism in healthcare. As a gerontologist and leader in the
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January 23, 2015
So much research, and so little traction! That is what’s been happening with strong data supporting the effective use of music with people with dementia. There is even research that points to
Read more >February 22, 2011
Looking at old age from the a Baby Boomers perspective, healthcare perspective, economic perspective is far different from looking at an old person, a seriously old person whose life is of the past and whose present is about waiting.
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