Kara Estenson, DNP, MSN, RN, has joined San Francisco-based Dignity Health as chief nurse executive and COO of Woodland Memorial Hospital. In the dual role, Dr. Estenson will oversee nursing services ...

In medicine, we are trained to fight disease. We learn how to resuscitate, intubate and extend life using every tool ...

Dignity in Care is no longer just a mantra - progress on the campaign is kicking in, writes Anabel Unity Sale, and a project in Leeds shows how best practice can be achieved Everyone wants to be ...

The value of this study is revealed by a perceptive remark from the authors: "It is easier to make pronouncements about dignity than to ensure that dignified care happens." This is particularly the ...

Men in the United States die, on average, nearly five years earlier than women — despite many of the top health risks being preventable. With a life expectancy of just 76.1 years, men face higher ...

SONDRA EVERHART National Long-Term Care Resident Rights week occurs in October. The purpose is to raise awareness among community members that residents of long-term care facilities have fundamental ...

Dignity for the Aged — a Peninsula-based nonprofit that aims to improve long-term care facilities and advocate for the residents who live in them — has a new home and new university partnership to ...

Dignity Living, led by CEO Jeff Lam, is not just another player in the residential care industry. It is a bold initiative that reinterprets how care is provided to developmentally disabled individuals ...