Tag: Susan Hickman

IU faculty-developed startup transforms nursing home patient care

Posted February 12, 2025 by Bri Heron

To improve the quality of care for nursing home residents, researchers at Indiana University have translated their research into practice through a startup called Probari. The health care services startup was developed by Kathleen Unroe, a professor of medicine at the IU School of Medicine and a research scientist at the IU Center for Aging… Read more »

IU-developed training for advance care planning helps nursing home facilities honor patients’ wishes

Posted October 18, 2024 by Bri Heron

Anyone could be faced with unexpected medical conditions, unable to communicate their health care decisions, so it is important to have plans in place ahead of time to ensure a patient’s wishes are being honored—particularly in a nursing home setting. With the online training they developed specifically for nursing home staff, Susan Hickman and her… Read more »

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