Physician voices

The dignity of risk and elderly patients

An excerpt from Alone and Invisible No More: How Grassroots Community Action and 21st Century Technologies Can Empower Elders to Stay in Their Homes and Lead Healthier, Happier Lives (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2011). by Allan S. Teel, MD Whenever I…

An excerpt from Alone and Invisible No More: How Grassroots Community Action and 21st Century Technologies Can Empower Elders to Stay in Their Homes and Lead Healthier, Happier Lives (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2011).

by Allan S. Teel, MD

Whenever I engage in a detailed discussion about our core mission of helping elders remain in their own homes, invariably the conversa­tion turns to liability. “Aren’t …

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The dignity of risk and elderly patients