Are we seeing the disability or the potential? Residents with challenges such as Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, or vision impairment prepare meals and feed the homeless throughout California.
“It’s a good day to plan projects and activities around advance care planning and end-of-life conversations, which can be awkward and stressful,” said Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD, medical director of Delmar Gardens in St. Louis, MO, about...
Jim, I have a hypothetical case for you. One of my residents with dementia, let’s call him Bill, has an advance directive stating that when he no longer has meaningful social interaction, his caregivers should stop giving him food or water. He is...
Michael Fingerhood, MD, FACP, associate professor of medicine and public health at Johns Hopkins University, talks about older adults and alcohol consumption.
A new award that recognizes especially impactful research in post-acute and long-term care goes to an Australian clinician-scientist who has dedicated her career to inspiring seniors living in rural elder communities to transform their lives through...
Virtually every society worldwide is seeing a growth in the number and proportion of older persons in its population. As growth occurs, medical care resources must be increasingly dedicated to prevention, detection, and management of chronic...
