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Alzheimer’s Candidate Drug Aducanumab Moves to Phase III

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
SAN DIEGO — The antiamyloid antibody aducanumab significantly reduced amyloid brain plaques in Alzheimer’s disease patients who entered a second year of therapy in an open-label extension trial.

Elderly Trauma Patients Do Well in Non-ICU Wards

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
CORONADO, CA — When elderly patients are appropriately triaged, they can be selectively admitted to non–intensive care wards with acceptable outcomes, results from a single-center study showed.

More to Quality Care Than Rehospitalization Rates

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
Some years ago, my nursing home administrator and I met with the chief executive officer of the local hospital, whose idea was to start directing hospital patients to “preferred” nursing homes. “But, but, but,” I sputtered, “you have to give people...

The Role of Attitude, Culture in Long-Term Care Hospitalization Rates

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
Whether a long-term care facility faces high hospitalizations rates for residents could be a matter of attitude on the part of both the clinical and the support staff, according to a recent small qualitative study.

ADT Not Associated With Increased Risk of Dementia

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
Treatment with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) was not associated with an increased risk of dementia in a large, population-based study, according to investigators.

Gains in Nursing Home IT Sophistication Greater Than Expected

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
Although health care reform efforts nationally have included innovations in health care information technology (IT), the focus has tended to be on hospital systems and their affiliates, with nursing homes remaining an afterthought. That’s according...

Dementia Prevalence Increased in Heart Failure Patients

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
NEW ORLEANS — Elderly patients with heart failure had a significantly increased prevalence of both dementia and mild cognitive impairment, compared with similar people without heart failure, in an analysis of data collected from more than 6,000 U.S...

When the Snake Oil Salesman Knocks on Your Door

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
Dear Dr. Jeff:

Higher Morale in Elders Associated With Lower Rates of Depression

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
Older people with higher morale than their peers have lower rates of depression 5 years later, a population-based study has shown. The results could hold clues for how to protect those most at-risk for the blues as they age, according to researchers.

Vitamin D and Depression: Still More Questions Than Answers

Caring for the Ages
March 1, 2017
Some observational data suggest that vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency may be a risk factor for depression, but well-designed longitudinal research and randomized controlled trials are needed for definitive evidence of risk and its management,...