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Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
There is a sense of completeness in caring for older adults. I get to help them later in life, just like they helped me growing up. My grandparents and I lived under one roof for the first 18 years of my life. As I helped them with minor tasks...
Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
Post-acute care focuses on providing medical and rehabilitation services to older adults or those who are chronically ill or disabled after an acute event or hospitalization. Long-term care focuses on management of chronic illnesses or disability...
Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
Within the realm of long-term care communities, a concerning gap in research has left the topic of suicidal ideation and suicide completion rates largely unexplored. The complex interplay of factors affecting residents’ mental health in these...
Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” — Dr. Seuss
Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
“After three years, most of us know each other. It’s like being in the first two rows of a concert: we’re there with a common purpose and passion,” said Thomas S. Lehner, MD, FAAFP, CMD, talking about the meetings of OMDA – The Ohio Society for Post...
Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
Posters are an important part of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s Annual Conference. They present a prime opportunity for aspiring researchers, practitioners with visionary ideas and best practices, and others to share...
Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
Ghostly voices captured on recording devices, footsteps when no one is there, lights that go on and off by themselves, and items that mysteriously move from one place to another. Your average ghost hunter will say that places with a history of...
Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
Senior contributor Joanne Kaldy talks to certified nursing assistants (CNAs) about advice they have for other CNAs.
Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
Appetite stimulants should be one of the last things a provider considers when a patient is noted to have decreased meal intake, but family members will often request an appetite stimulant for an individual who is eating less and has had some...
Caring for the Ages
October 1, 2023
Negative personality changes may occur in both the preclinical and clinical stages of cognitive impairment, according to results of a longitudinal observation cohort study.