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Inflammation, Depression, Slow Gait Define High-Risk Phenotype in Seniors

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with unchecked inflammation, depression, and slow gait make up a “depressed frail phenotype at grave risk of death,” Patrick J. Brown, PhD, said at the 2016 International Psychogeriatric Association Congress.

Alzheimer’s Diseases Manifests Differently in Hispanic Elders

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Some symptoms associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease, including agitation and depression, affect Hispanics more frequently and severely than other ethnicities, according to study results published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry...

Guideline Recommends Optimal Perioperative Management of Geriatric Patients

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
SAN DIEGO — As the number of surgery patients older than 65 continues to grow, clinicians have a resource to help them provide optimal perioperative care to this patient population.

INTERACT: A Nurse’s Perspective

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Jill M. Shutes, MSN, GNP-BC, sees nursing home care and decision-making from both sides of the fence. Having worked both as a geriatric nurse practitioner and a clinical services manager for Evercare, she knows how challenging it can be, as a...

Risk Management for a Resident Who Won’t Follow Medical Advice

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Mrs. H and her husband are residents at a skilled nursing facility. They are elderly and have extensive gait instability, but are cognitively intact. Mr. H is rehabilitating after a compression fracture of the thoracic spine. They are both receiving...

Ten Tips to Mitigate Legal Risks of Opioid Prescribing

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Opioid-related lawsuits against physicians are on the rise. Common allegations include unnecessary prescribing, failing to heed contraindications, and missing warning signs of a likely overdose, said Ericka L. Adler, JD, a Chicago-based health law...

Steps Toward Building a Better Team

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Dear Dr. Jeff:

Sarcopenia Reduces the Benefits of Exercise in COPD

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sarcopenia appeared to derive less benefit from short-term high-intensity exercise than those without sarcopenia.

Frailty, Prefrailty Increase Diabetes Risk

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Frail and prefrail older adults are at increased risk of developing incident type 2 diabetes mellitus compared with individuals with no frailty, according to a longitudinal study in Padova, Italy.

FDA: New Boxed Warning on Combining Opioids, Benzodiazepines

Caring for the Ages
November 1, 2016
Labeling for prescription opioid pain or cough medicines and benzodiazepines will now carry the strongest available warning regarding serious side effects and death associated with their combined use, according to the Food and Drug Administration.