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Journal Highlights From the November Issue of JAMDA

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
High-quality oral nutritional supplements can improve strength in malnourished older individuals with mild to moderate sarcopenia, according to a multi-center randomized double-blinded controlled clinical trial in Lincoln, NE.

FRAIL-NH Simplifies Frailty Screening

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
In a comparison study of two frailty screening tools, the FRAIL-NH was shown to quickly screen residents at the bedside and to predict adverse outcomes, according to a speaker at the AMDA – the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine...

From Blue to Black: Is It Holiday Blues or Clinical Depression?

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Caring Editor in Chief Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC, talks about how to tell if you or a loved one just have the blues or something more serious.

Inflammation, Depression, Slow Gait Define High-Risk Phenotype in Seniors

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with unchecked inflammation, depression, and slow gait make up a “depressed frail phenotype at grave risk of death,” Patrick J. Brown, PhD, said at the 2016 International Psychogeriatric Association Congress.

Alzheimer’s Diseases Manifests Differently in Hispanic Elders

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Some symptoms associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease, including agitation and depression, affect Hispanics more frequently and severely than other ethnicities, according to study results published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry...

Guideline Recommends Optimal Perioperative Management of Geriatric Patients

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
SAN DIEGO — As the number of surgery patients older than 65 continues to grow, clinicians have a resource to help them provide optimal perioperative care to this patient population.

INTERACT: A Nurse’s Perspective

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Jill M. Shutes, MSN, GNP-BC, sees nursing home care and decision-making from both sides of the fence. Having worked both as a geriatric nurse practitioner and a clinical services manager for Evercare, she knows how challenging it can be, as a...

Risk Management for a Resident Who Won’t Follow Medical Advice

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Mrs. H and her husband are residents at a skilled nursing facility. They are elderly and have extensive gait instability, but are cognitively intact. Mr. H is rehabilitating after a compression fracture of the thoracic spine. They are both receiving...

Ten Tips to Mitigate Legal Risks of Opioid Prescribing

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Opioid-related lawsuits against physicians are on the rise. Common allegations include unnecessary prescribing, failing to heed contraindications, and missing warning signs of a likely overdose, said Ericka L. Adler, JD, a Chicago-based health law...

Steps Toward Building a Better Team

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Dear Dr. Jeff: