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Midlife Interventions Help Preserve Later Cognitive Function

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
Midlife interventions — including physical activity, hypertension control, and maintaining healthy HDL cholesterol — may ward off later cognitive decline, reported Cassandra Szoeke, PhD, of the Centre for Medical Research at the University of...

Workshop Panel Provides Pearls for UTI Treatment

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
ORLANDO, FL — The task of reducing antibiotic use in nursing homes brings up important questions, such as how to gently say “no” to family members worried about urinary tract infection in residents who fall or are acting “different” who request...

Patient Care Improves When Medical Directors, Pharmacists Collaborate

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
ORLANDO, FL — National initiatives to improve prescribing and reduce adverse drug events are fast raising the bar for what characterizes effective medication management and collaboration between medical directors and pharmacists.

Move Over Person-Centered Care, Make Way for Precision Medicine

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
According to the Food and Drug Administration, the era of personalized medicine has arrived. Of all new drugs approved since 2011, approximately one-third had some type of genetic or other biomarker data included in the submission to characterize...

Study Shines Light on ‘Invisible Epidemic’ of Alcohol Use

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
ATLANTA — Early findings from the ongoing Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial–Depression Endpoint Prevention (VITAL-DEP) study are bringing to light the “invisible epidemic” of alcohol use among older adults.

I’ll See You Again in 30 Days

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

Behind Bars to Our Beds: Accommodating Post-Correctional Residents

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
ORLANDO, FL — People are living longer, including many individuals with criminal histories. They pose a conundrum for post-acute and long-term care facilities, especially as jails and prisons increasingly are releasing many older inmates early.

Vaccinating Older Adults for Flu in the Morning May Offer Best Protection

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
A simple and cost-neutral manipulation of the timing of flu vaccine administration — vaccinating older adults in the morning — may improve protection from the influenza virus, according to a study published in Vaccine.

Listening Is the Heart of Empathy

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
Years ago, I took the Reynolds mini-fellowship in geriatrics at UCLA for folks who teach geriatrics to medical residents but did not do a fellowship themselves. One of our exercises, designed to sensitize us to the experience of aging, was to put...

Aging Crisis Moves From Sidelines to Center Stage for Presidential Candidates

Caring for the Ages
July 1, 2016
While 2016 presidential candidates are talking about everything from education and the economy to ISIS and immigration, an elephant lurks in the room. And Ken Dychtwald, PhD, filmmaker, author, and founding chief executive officer of AgeWave, wants...