1084 - How Are Nursing Homes Failing Addiction Patients in 2025?

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Mental Health, Education, Social Sciences, Science, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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00:00 Introduction & Overview 00:16 Defining Post-Acute and Long-Term Care 01:06 Levels and Types of Care Facilities 02:08 Addiction in the General Population 02:58 Hospitalization and Addiction Statistics 04:54 Prevalence of Substance Use Disorders in Care 05:48 Screening for Co-Occurring Issues 07:08 Medication Management Risks 09:02 Self-Administration & Diversion Concerns 12:00 Alcohol Access and Facility Policies 15:00 Unconventional Substance Use Risks 17:01 Vulnerabilities in Care Settings 18:29 Sleep, Circadian Rhythms & Recovery 20:57 Pain and Physical Vulnerabilities 23:06 History of Addiction and Detox Issues 25:09 Interpersonal & Emotional Vulnerabilities 27:13 Self-Esteem, Trauma & Communication 29:07 Emotional Intelligence & Coping 31:10 Cognitive and Organizational Vulnerabilities 34:42 Environmental Risks & Supervision Gaps 36:31 Triggers for Substance Use 39:45 Medication Management, Seeking, & Diversion 43:52 Rehabilitation Setbacks and Grief 47:05 Interpersonal Manipulation & Emotional Distress 49:08 Cognitive Triggers and Facility Management 51:05 Environmental Triggers Unique to Care Settings 52:54 Role of Antipsychotics and Misuse 53:45 Key Takeaways & Strategies for Prevention 55:52 Course Completion & Wrap-Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is for everyone seeking truth, meaning, vitality of spirit, and a deep flourishing of their overall well-being.
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0:25.5	Welcome to Elemental.
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0:59.8	I'd like to welcome everybody to today's presentation on preventing and treating
1:04.1	addictions in post-acute and long-term care.
1:07.5	I'm your host, Dr. Donnelly Snipe.
1:13.5	In today's presentation, we're going to review the setting characteristics, post-acute care, long-term care, what are we really talking about,
1:18.9	discuss the prevalence of alcohol and drug addiction issues in those settings, and identified
1:25.2	triggers and challenges or vulnerabilities faced by people with drug
1:29.8	addictions in those in settings and strategies to assist them. The settings, post-acute care is where
1:39.1	people are discharged right after they get out of the hospital because they can't go home
1:43.0	yet. They're not able to manage their condition at home, but they don't need a hospital level of care.
1:49.9	And this can last in most cases for up to 100 days post-hospitalization, and then they're
1:56.1	either transferred to long-term care or transferred home. In post-acute care, the goal is for them to return home.
2:04.6	Long-term care is characterized by independent living facilities where people choose to go because
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