MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Randi E. Berkowitz, MD, CMD, may be a new House of Delegates Representation on the Society’s Board of Directors, but she is a devoted and enthusiastic Society veteran who came to the organization as a Foundation...
Evidence from improvement science and culture change projects leave us in no doubt that improvement is a complex and sometimes fallible undertaking. In long-term care environments, balance is required between efficacious treatment, rehabilitation,...
To validate the ability of the total Kihon checklist (t-KCL) score to predict the incidence of dependency or death within 3 years in a community-dwelling older population.
In 2016, more than 3000 new scientific articles were devoted to “healthy aging” and more than 500 were focused on “successful aging.” Trying to digest this prolific literature highlights the current confusion surrounding the exact meaning of, and...
The Institute of Medicine, defines primary care as “integrated, accessible healthcare services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal healthcare needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and...
There is increasing evidence that in middle-aged and older persons, chronic diseases are associated with cognitive dysfunction.1 Both congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation have been strongly associated with cognitive decline.2,3 In this...
