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Long-Term Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Associated With Increased Risk of Dementia

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors was significantly associated with later diagnoses of dementia in adults 75 and older in a prospective cohort study of more than 73,000 individuals. The findings were published online in JAMA Neurology.

Conference Fellow Opportunity Announced

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
The Caring for the Frail Elderly Conference will take place Aug. 19–20, 2016 in Columbia, MO. The conference attracts nearly 300 professionals from around the state, including primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, nursing home...

Decision Guide Helps Families Navigate Path From Home to Hospitalization

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
It has occurred to every PALTC clinician on call, whether it’s a nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician. The skilled nursing facility calls with an acute change in status for a resident under your care. Fortunately, the nurse is well...

Advance Care Planning Discussions Help Physicians Walk the Talk

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

Thrombectomy Highly Cost-Effective for Stroke

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Endovascular thrombectomy is not only clinically the best option for many patients with acute, ischemic strokes involving a proximal occlusion in a large cerebral artery; it’s also highly cost effective, based on follow-up analyses of...

New Prediction Tool Forecasts Long-Term ICU Outcomes for Very Elderly

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
ORLANDO, FL — A new clinical prediction rule correlates well with performance status at 1 year after ICU hospitalization in patients older than 80.

Benzodiazepines Not Causally Related to Increased Dementia Risk

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
Benzodiazepine use by elderly adults did not seem to be causally related to an increased risk for dementia and cognitive decline, according to results from a prospective study.

California Decision Brings No Relief to the Unbefriended

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
We ran a Medical Ethics column in October 2015 by Robert Gibson, PhD, JD, about medical decision-making for our patients who lack decisional capacity and have nobody available to serve as a surrogate to provide substituted judgment, that is, to tell...

Researcher Connects With Colleagues for Telemedicine Study

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
Steven M. Handler, MD, PhD, CMD, has two professional loves — PALTC medicine and research. He is combining the two to explore the potential role for telemedicine in nursing homes and other PALTC settings, and he’s sought the input of his AMDA...

Medical Director of the Year Loves the Art of Geriatrics

Caring for the Ages
April 1, 2016
For David LeVine, MD, CMD, medical director at Menorah Manor in St. Petersburg, FL, there was never a question that he would practice medicine. In a family where his father, grandfather, and two brothers are all physicians, the profession is in his...