Jim, I have a hypothetical case for you. One of my residents with dementia, let’s call him Bill, has an advance directive stating that when he no longer has meaningful social interaction, his caregivers should stop giving him food or water. He is...
Michael Fingerhood, MD, FACP, associate professor of medicine and public health at Johns Hopkins University, talks about older adults and alcohol consumption.
A new award that recognizes especially impactful research in post-acute and long-term care goes to an Australian clinician-scientist who has dedicated her career to inspiring seniors living in rural elder communities to transform their lives through...
Virtually every society worldwide is seeing a growth in the number and proportion of older persons in its population. As growth occurs, medical care resources must be increasingly dedicated to prevention, detection, and management of chronic...
We are witnessing rapid changes in the US health system in response to the growing elder population. Value-based care, population health, regulatory reform for skilled nursing facilities, and the growth of community-based options like hospital at...
The worldwide ageing revolution has put rehabilitation for older patients high on the agenda of both health care policy and research. Two major policies in many developing countries, ageing in place and reducing hospital stay, which particularly...
