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The Geriatric-Focused Emergency Department: Opportunities and Challenges

JAMDA
August 1, 2022
Emergency departments are an important site of medical care for older persons and serve as a gateway to hospital entry. In the United States, persons aged 65 years and older comprise 18% of emergency department visits and a whopping 40% of emergency...

Optimal Emergency Department Care Practices for Persons Living With Dementia: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
August 1, 2022
To summarize research on optimal emergency department (ED) care practices for persons living with dementia (PLWDs) and develop research priorities.

Adapting Emergency Care for Persons Living With Dementia: Results of the Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Scoping Review and Consensus Conference

JAMDA
August 1, 2022
In an aging world, the emergency department (ED) is the front porch of the 21st century health care system, straddling the inpatient world of medical and surgical practice with the outpatient environment of office visits, home health, and long-term...

Emergency Department Communication in Persons Living With Dementia and Care Partners: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
August 1, 2022
To synthesize published research exploring emergency department (ED) communication strategies and decision-making with persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners as the basis for a multistakeholder consensus conference to prioritize...

Detecting Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review

JAMDA
August 1, 2022
To identify research and practice gaps to establish future research priorities to advance the detection of cognitive impairment and dementia in the emergency department (ED).

Society Set to Take Action on Nursing Home Reform Proposals

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
On March 1, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden delivered the traditional annual State of the Union address. What was less traditional was the short statement on nursing home quality during his hour-long speech. “Medicare is going to set higher...

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Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
Geriatric emergency medicine developed as a subspecialty of emergency medicine, yet persons living with dementia (PLWD) are at greater risk for adverse events, safety risks, and worse outcomes, Christopher R. Carpenter, MD, MSc, and colleagues wrote...

Deprescribing: What About Vitamins, Minerals, and Other Nutritional Supplements?

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
One recommendation during the pandemic was to review and discontinue any medications that were not essential in long-term care (LTC) facilities. On the practical level, this helped reduce staff time for medication passes and decreased potential...

Home Sweet Home: Engage in Discharge Planning to Keep Your Loved One Safe and Happy

Caring for the Ages
August 1, 2022
Aval-Na’Ree Sian Green, MD, a geriatric medicine specialist, shares some tips for getting and keeping your loved one safe at home once they are discharged from the nursing home or other long-term care facility.