09/05/2026
๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค.
This was one of the most important conversations Anne Sansevero recent presentation to the ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ.
For many older adults, remaining at home is one of their highest priorities. Yet the patient, family and healthcare team may have very different definitions of what "safe" means.
Trying to eliminate every possible risk can sometimes mean eliminating independence along with it.
The better question may be:
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ?
Good geriatric care isn't simply about keeping someone safe. It's about balancing safety, autonomy, quality of life and the person's own goals.