The prevalence of obesity in nursing homes may vary between facilities and ranges between 25% and 58%.1,2 Obesity in older adults leads to functional decline, increased morbidity and mortality, and exists in context with sarcopenia (sarcopenic...
Peer support interventions represent a promising avenue for improving the outcomes of chronic diseases,1 such as diabetes.2 Hip fractures occur more than 300,000 times annually among older US adults.3 Functional recovery after hip fracture may occur...
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join Rajeev Kumar, MD, FACP, CMD, the Society’s secretary and chair of the Membership Committee, never tires of talking about the organization to his colleagues. “I usually get two reactions. There are people who are...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the commonest cause of dementia and in fact the most frequent neurologic disorder that accompanies the ageing process, currently affecting more than 30 million persons around the world.1 Although research is rapidly...
In the next few decades, there will be an unprecedented demand for health services required by frail and nonfrail older individuals. This increased demand will have multiple implications for individuals, families, health systems, and larger society...
To evaluate the effects of the modified Hospital Elder Life Program (mHELP) comprising 3 nurse-administered protocols in older patients undergoing gastrointestinal (GI) surgery.
On November 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, which will take effect January 1, 2019. The final rule updates Medicare Part B payment...
The final performance period for the Value Modifier and Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) programs was 2016 and the final payment adjustment year is 2018. Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) and PQRS Feedback Reports will no longer be...
The interesting investigation performed by Yeung et al1 evaluated the agreement between measures of handgrip strength (HGS) and knee extension strength (KES) in a sample of young and older adults. This study concluded that at individual and...
We read with great delight the letter concerning our recently published systematic review and meta-analysis on frailty and clinical outcomes in heart failure.1 First, we thank the authors for reading our manuscript in detail and for expressing their...
