Are you Ageist?
Published June 7, 2018
Tammy L. Marshall, Chief Experience Officer at Thrive Senior Living, discusses ageism and how our personal actions, as it relates to age related stigmas, can impact the patient experience. We are challenged to join the movement of ending age related prejudice across the continuum of care.
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