WASHINGTON — Fear of falling at 12 weeks after surgery was associated with poorer functional recovery up to 1 year after hip fracture, particularly if the person had a high level of function before the fracture, a study has shown.
Just as the changes affecting aging muscle are multifaceted, so is the strategy for countering muscle’s decline. Protein intake is the other major player, along with resistance exercise, and the details of optimal intake — particularly source and...
SAN ANTONIO — Automatically bumping elderly level 2 trauma patients to level 1 status reduced mortality and emergency department lengths of stay at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
Whether facility-based or community-based, traditional primary care practices are not optimally designed to support the complex needs of older adults. Traditional practices tend to prioritize episodic, acute care over longitudinal chronic illness...
ORLANDO, FL — “The hospital is not a good place for patients with dementia,” said Kenneth Donovan, MD, medical director, hospitalist service, Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London, CT. Speaking at a session during the Society’s annual...
ORLANDO, FL — Barney Spivack, MD, CMD, national medical director, Medicare case and condition management for Optum, spoke about the revised COPD clinical practice guideline during a session at AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care...
MADRID — In a surprising finding, antidepressant use during the 3 years preceding diagnosis of dementia was linked with a significantly reduced mortality risk, Daniela Enache, MD, reported at the European Congress of Psychiatry.
What a great annual meeting we had in Orlando! Caring’s print coverage of the meeting will start in earnest next month, but I couldn’t wait to share my excitement about this year’s meeting. Like many of us, I find the best part of the meeting is...
