109 – Interview: Nursing Homes & Other Long-Term Care During COVID Times

June 04, 2020
109 – Interview: Nursing Homes & Other Long-Term Care During COVID Times
Better Health While Aging
109 – Interview: Nursing Homes & Other Long-Term Care During COVID Times

Jun 04 2020 |

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Show Notes

In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with Dr. Karl Steinberg, an expert in nursing home care and the President-Elect of the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. He has been a nursing home and hospice medical director in the San Diego area since 1995, and is currently the chief medical officer for Mariner Health Central, a 20-facility California nursing home management company. They discuss:

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