1 couple, 1 doctor

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"The Howards have between them so many health challenges that they could easily have been among those seniors who constantly revolve in and out of emergency rooms, hospitals and rehab facilities en route to nursing homes.

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And part of the reason, Dr. DeJonge is convinced, is that both spouses see the same physician. He visits them at home, with follow-up visits by nurse practitioners and, when necessary, social workers. (I’ll say more about housecalls, an old idea made new again, in a future post.) “It really helps me care for each individual by caring for the whole. They almost become a single unit,” he said in an interview."

http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/better-together/?hp