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"It's the Right Thing for the Patient": How Oak Street and Elara Caring are Integrating Behavioral Health into Elderly Care

“It’s the Right Thing for the Patient”: How Oak Street and Elara Caring are Integrating Behavioral Health into Elderly Care

As America’s older population increasingly struggles with behavioral health issues, more providers are beginning to invest in solutions. Elara Caring and Oak Street Health (NYSE:OSH) are two such providers seeking to help address the behavioral health needs of older adults through an integrated model of care. Elara Caring, based in Texas, is a home health …

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Residence for the elderly: should the elderly risk major surgery?  New research offers advice

Residence for the elderly: should the elderly risk major surgery? New research offers advice

Nearly one in seven older adults will die within a year of major surgery, according to a major new study that sheds light on the risks older people face when undergoing invasive procedures. Older patients with probable dementia (33% die within a year) and frailty (28%), as well as those undergoing emergency surgery (22%), are …

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