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Cardiovascular Health May Prevent Cognitive Decline

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
The closer that older adults come to meeting the American Heart Association’s “ideal” targets for seven factors that determine cardiovascular health, the lower their risk for cognitive decline, according to a report published online in the Journal...

Senate Hears From Alzheimer’s Advocates

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
WASHINGTON — Caring went to Capitol Hill in April for the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Day at the Hill, a day of advocacy to draw attention to the disease, lobby for more funding, and visit with state lawmakers.

Prepare for a Successful Informal Dispute Resolution

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
Facilities frequently feel a sense of relief after the completion of a Medicare/Medicaid certification survey, even if they’ve received a moderate number of citations. However, since the implementation of Nursing Home Compare and the Five-Star...

FDA Advisory Panel Favors Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis Drug

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
The lack of available treatments that adequately treat Parkinson’s disease psychosis proved to be a big motivating factor for a majority of members of the Food and Drug Administration’s Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee, who voted at a...

Access to Nature Improves Well-Being

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
The importance of nature is well-known. Our indigenous ancestors lived close to and respected nature, believing humans and the elements of nature — animals, plants, natural forces and geographic features — were all members of an extended ecological...

Subclinical Hyperthyroidism Disease Tied to Higher Mortality

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
Subclinical hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism are both linked to higher mortality in the elderly, with the greatest mortality increases found in those with thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) values above 6.38 mIU/L, according to a retrospective...

Feds Launch Phase 2 of HIPAA Audits

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
The federal government has launched the second phase of its HIPAA Audit Program and will soon be identifying health providers it plans to target.

Patients With Better Function Before Hip Fracture More Fearful of Falling

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
WASHINGTON — Fear of falling at 12 weeks after surgery was associated with poorer functional recovery up to 1 year after hip fracture, particularly if the person had a high level of function before the fracture, a study has shown.

Protein, Supplements Fuel Muscle Mass

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
Just as the changes affecting aging muscle are multifaceted, so is the strategy for countering muscle’s decline. Protein intake is the other major player, along with resistance exercise, and the details of optimal intake — particularly source and...

Level 1 Response Shortens Hospital Stay, Improves Mortality in Geriatric Trauma

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
SAN ANTONIO — Automatically bumping elderly level 2 trauma patients to level 1 status reduced mortality and emergency department lengths of stay at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.