{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Building Morals into Long-Term Care","description":"Amid the current national debate over new nursing home regulations, Dr. Eleanor Feldman Barbera presents a provocative reframing of the system-wide problems in long-term care. A psychologist who specializes in mental health care for older adults, particularly those who live in nursing homes, Feldman Barbera lays out a distinction between dysfunction and amorality in nursing homes \u2013 in part inspired by her experiences seeing the negative changes that occur when for-profit providers take over facilities from smaller, more mission-driven organizations. It's one thing to help people navigate a dysfunctional system. But when caregivers feel as though they are being asked to do amoral things \u2013 for instance, make care decisions based more on profit than science \u2013 they lose hope and the will to effect change. In this wide-ranging interview, Feldman Barbera talks about her experience working in nursing homes during COVID \u2013 including the real need to treat the mental health issues that she and her fellow care providers developed in the wake of the pandemic \u2013 and her vision for a more humane and moral LTC system. Read Dr. Feldman Barbera\u2019s blog: https:\/\/eleanorfeldmanbarbera.com\/blog\/ Learn more about the Sleepover Project: https:\/\/www.mcknights.com\/blogs\/the-world-according-to-dr-el\/ltc-leaders-gain-remarkable-insights-from-the-sleepover-project\/ Show notes\/call to action: Learn more about The Green House Project: www.thegreenhouseproject.org ","author_name":"Elevate Eldercare","author_url":"https:\/\/www.aginginnovation.org","html":"