Despite rising attention and successful interventions, the quality of hospital care for older people remains suboptimal in some areas.1 Health care professionals need to adopt a specific approach for older patients that takes into account the...
After hospitalization, many older adults need post-acute care, including rehabilitation or home care. However, post-acute care expenses can be as high as the costs for the initial hospitalization. Detailed information on monthly post-acute health...
I was recently interviewed for an article on assisted living.i The reporter asked informed questions, and sent me the article after it went to press. Our follow-up e-mail interchange went something like this:Me: Thanks for sending the finished...
Education sessions at the annual conference are recorded and synchronized with the audio and presentation PowerPoint handouts and are available for purchase. So, if you missed the meeting, you can still “attend” and receive CME/CMD credits.
It seems as if everywhere one looks today, one is confronted with the concept of “The Singularity.” I first heard the term in 2005 when I was asked to review Ray Kurzweil’s book, The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology (New York:...
