• Minimal is Healthier

    Updated: 2010-04-30 06:38:22
    As we age, problems can arise that require the intervention of not only our primary care physician or family doctor, but also those of specialty physicians like cardiologists, neurologists, orthopedists, geriatricians, and many others. With all of these specialists comes the potential for prescribing multiple medications. With each additional medications, ...

  • Taking Medication Safely

    Updated: 2010-04-30 06:38:22
    People age 65 and over take more prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs than any other age group. In retirement & assisted living communities, on average, residents have ten medications administered to them. One reason for this increased number of medicines is that many people in this age group have long ...

  • A Purposeful Life May Stave Off Alzheimer’s

    Updated: 2010-04-30 06:38:22
    An article published in the Health Day News on March 2nd by Steven Reinberg discussed the results of a study which showed a correlation between purpose in life and the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The article that follows is an adaptation from that report. “As the population ages and dementia becomes ...

  • Resources Clear Up Confusion on Health Reform and Aging Services

    Updated: 2010-04-29 22:37:36
    It’s been more than a month since Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), better known as the health reform bill. I can’t say I know anyone who has  read the bill cover to cover. And I can’t say it is completely clear what the bill means for aging services.  However, AAHSA’s working hard [...]

  • Alzheimer's Vaccine Begins Phase II Trial

    Updated: 2010-04-29 22:37:33
    An Alzheimer's vaccine called AD02 has proceeded to Phase II clinical trials, experts say.

  • Hospice Advocacy: Outcome Resources goes to Washington!

    Updated: 2010-04-28 22:35:29
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  • HUD Retrofit Program Helps Shalom Housing Go Green

    Updated: 2010-04-28 22:35:26
    An affordable senior  housing community isn’t the first place you’d think to see a wind turbine, but Shalom Housing isn’t any affordable housing community. Its executive director, Bonnie Sekeres, is committed to helping this 101-community be energy efficient and knew a wind turbine her community achieve that goal. That’s why she applied for a grant through [...]

  • What Do Great Senior Care Givers Dream About?

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:15
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  • See How Easily You Can Create a Better Senior Care Plan

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:14
    HOME RESOURCES NEWS SERVICES SENIOR CARE BLOG COMPANY CAREERS CONTACT LEARN MORE Popular Articles How to Pick 8 Types of Dementia Out of a Crowd Home Care Support VA Aid Attendance Pension 250 Senior Citizen Stimulus Checks are in the Mail 3 Big Mistakes When Talking to Your Parents About Elder Care Nintendo vs . Quilting in the Fight to Save Your Brain 10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Home Care Provider Top 10 List Things to Bring to the Hospital for Dallas Elder Care Givers Simplifying Senior Care AARP's Doughnut Hole Tool Living Alone is Hazardous to Your Brain Health Senior Care Study Swine Flu Home Care Preventative Measures Browse by Tag adult day care 1 advance directives for senior care 1 Aging 6 Aid Attendance Pension 2 Alzheimer's 14 Alzheimer's 1 Ann O'Conner 1 appointments 1

  • The #1 Secret to Hiring the Right Caregiver Is...

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:13
    . HOME RESOURCES NEWS SERVICES SENIOR CARE BLOG COMPANY CAREERS CONTACT LEARN MORE Popular Articles How to Pick 8 Types of Dementia Out of a Crowd Home Care Support VA Aid Attendance Pension 250 Senior Citizen Stimulus Checks are in the Mail 3 Big Mistakes When Talking to Your Parents About Elder Care Nintendo vs . Quilting in the Fight to Save Your Brain 10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Home Care Provider Top 10 List Things to Bring to the Hospital for Dallas Elder Care Givers Simplifying Senior Care AARP's Doughnut Hole Tool Living Alone is Hazardous to Your Brain Health Senior Care Study Swine Flu Home Care Preventative Measures Browse by Tag adult day care 1 advance directives for senior care 1 Aging 6 Aid Attendance Pension 2 Alzheimer's 14 Alzheimer's 1 Ann O'Conner 1 appointments

  • 7 Truths and 3 Lies about Health Care Reform

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:12
    HOME RESOURCES NEWS SERVICES SENIOR CARE BLOG COMPANY CAREERS CONTACT LEARN MORE Popular Articles How to Pick 8 Types of Dementia Out of a Crowd Home Care Support VA Aid Attendance Pension 250 Senior Citizen Stimulus Checks are in the Mail 3 Big Mistakes When Talking to Your Parents About Elder Care Nintendo vs . Quilting in the Fight to Save Your Brain 10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Home Care Provider Top 10 List Things to Bring to the Hospital for Dallas Elder Care Givers Simplifying Senior Care AARP's Doughnut Hole Tool Living Alone is Hazardous to Your Brain Health Senior Care Study Swine Flu Home Care Preventative Measures Browse by Tag adult day care 1 advance directives for senior care 1 Aging 6 Aid Attendance Pension 2 Alzheimer's 14 Alzheimer's 1 Ann O'Conner 1 appointments 1

  • Heart Arrhythmia Linked to Alzheimer's

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:08
    According to a new study, people who a type of heart rhythm problem known as atrial fibrillation are more likely to develop dementia problems such as Alzheimer's disease.

  • Muscle Loss May Signal Alzheimer's

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:07
    Lean body mass--or the weight of your bones, muscles, and organs but not your body fat--may help predict Alzheimer's disease.

  • Obesity Gene Raises Alzheimer's Risk

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:06
    A gene linked to obesity also increases the carriers' risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a new study has found.

  • AAHSA Member Mesquite Christian Care Grants Resident’s Wish to Waltz

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:05
    One of the (many) reasons I admire AAHSA members is their dedication to giving people the opportunity to live their lives to the fullest. Mary Coffey’s story embodies that dedication. Mary is a 94-year-old resident at Mesquite Christian Care in Dallas.  She’s also a woman who loves to waltz.  Her late husband proposed to her as [...]

  • Olive Oil May be the Secret Behind Mediterranean Diet's Success

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:04
    The oil appears to suppress genes that cause inflammation--a condition that can increase the risk for obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and heart disease.

  • The First Congressional Briefing on LGBT Aging

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:04
    On Thursday, April 21, I had the opportunity to attend the National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Aging Roundtable briefing held at the Cannon House office building. The event was the first of its kind on Capitol Hill, and was hosted by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the Services and Advocacy [...]

  • National Broadband: Bringing Health Care Technology Home

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:02
    On April 22, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing entitled, The National Broadband Plan and Bringing Health Care Technology Home. The hearing featured testimony from Eric Dishman, global director of health innovation and policy at Intel Digital Health Group, and a senior fellow at AAHSA’s Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) in [...]

  • RHF Takes Homecoming Program to Heart

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:01
    If AAHSA was giving out awards for our  upcoming Homecoming Week, Retirement Housing Foundation (RHF) would win the “most spirited” honors by a landslide. RHF is a California-based AAHSA member who provides affordable housing and services to seniors in 24 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. And dozens of RHF communities are embracing [...]

  • Drug Combo Eases Pseudobublar Effect from MS, Alzheimer's

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:00
    Pseudobublar affect causes involuntary crying or laughing in patients with some neurological conditions, and it can greatly impact patients' quality of life.

  • AAHSA Celebrates The CLASS Act Becoming Law

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:05:00
    We had a little party on Monday at AAHSA to celebrate our successful fight to include in health care reform the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act and other provisions beneficial to long-term services and supports.  We decorated the conference room with red, white and blue banners and welcomed friends to our celebration. [...]

  • House Staffers Learn About Older American’s Act

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:04:58
    On Apr. 20, AAHSA, along with other members of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), helped coordinate a briefing for House staffers on the Older American’s Act (OAA).  The purpose of the briefing was to provide the staffers with information on the various Titles in the Act and the purposes that each Title serves.  It [...]

  • AAHSA Homecoming Week: What’s Your Magical Decision?

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:04:57
    I heard yesterday from Brooke Justiniano of the adult day program at Senior Independence of Columbus, Ohio, about their upcoming AAHSA Homecoming celebration.  Brooke is leading their “Magic Decisions” event, which will focus on how even the small decisions we make can have big — even magical — results.  I loved this very unique take on [...]

  • Pediatric Palliative Care: Current Concepts in Drug Therapy

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:04:55
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  • Alzheimer's Patients Feel Emotions, Even When Memory Fades

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:04:55
    Experts say this means that visiting with an Alzheimer's patient, telling them a joke, or doing something pleasant can have lasting effects.

  • Antipsychotics May Boost Pneumonia Risk in Some Patients

    Updated: 2010-04-28 18:04:53
    A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found that antipsychotics may double the risk of potentially deadly pneumonia in people over age 65.

  • Palliative Care: Transforming the Care of Serious Illness – A Book Review

    Updated: 2010-04-27 06:27:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Monday , April 26, 2010 Palliative Care : Transforming the Care of Serious Illness A Book Review On my way out of the hospital this evening I ran into a soon-to-be palliative care fellow . Our conversation quickly turned the topic of what one should read prior to beginning a fellowship in order to hit the ground running . This used to be a tough question for me , considering the myriad of key journals , textbooks , and novels that have helped shape my understanding of the field . The answer , though , has become a lot easier after reading Diane Meier’s new book , Palliative Care : Transforming the Care of Serious

  • Driving and Dementia: An Excellent Guideline, and A Missed Opportunity

    Updated: 2010-04-18 05:59:00
    : , skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Saturday , April 17, 2010 Driving and Dementia : An Excellent Guideline , and A Missed Opportunity The American Academy of Neurologyrecently released a very useful guideline on the evaluation of driving risk in patients with dementia . This very nicely written , evidence-based guideline is one of the best articles I have read on this subject . It should be required reading for all who care for patients with dementia . By sponsoring this informative guideline , the AAN will help physicians , caregivers , and patients protect the public health by providing guidance as to when a driving by a cognitively impaired patient

  • AAN: New Advice on Getting Dementia Patients off the Road

    Updated: 2010-04-12 21:01:12
    TORONTO -- A dementia rating test and assessments by caregivers can be very useful in identifying people with dementia who need to quit driving, researchers said.

  • Meaningful Activities For Persons With Dementia

    Updated: 2010-04-07 23:19:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Wednesday , April 7, 2010 Meaningful Activities For Persons With Dementia There is a lot of focus on what elders with dementia can't do . But what about more discussion of what they can do When you see a patient with dementia , how do you help family members maintain meaningful interactions with their loved ones I am sad to admit that I don't do this nearly as well as I should . After all , this is not the type of thing we are taught in our training . The most recent posting from the wonderful New Old Age Blog in the New York Times , from guest blogger Dr . Cynthia Green , has some useful , practical advice . As she

  • Subjective Memory Loss Predicts Dementia

    Updated: 2010-04-06 15:36:14
    Subjective memory impairment predicted conversion to dementia or Alzheimer's disease as early as three years before diagnosis, according to a German study.

  • Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, 3rd ed. – a Book Review

    Updated: 2010-04-05 01:42:00
    : , . skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Sunday , April 4, 2010 Palliative Care Nursing : Quality Care to the End of Life , 3rd ed . a Book Review Palliative Care Nursing Quality Care to the End of Life , Third Edition Marianne Matzo , PhD , GNP-BC , FPCN , FAAN Editor Deborah Witt Sherman PhD , APRN , ANP-BC , ACHPN , FAAN Editor In this comprehensive textbook on palliative care nursing , editors Marianne Matzo and Deborah Witt Sherman succeed in bringing together the heart of nursing and the true meaning of palliative care with the most current evidence based practice . I admit to being a skeptic about hard copy textbooks in the setting of new studies

  • Afib Linked to Dementia Incidence and Mortality

    Updated: 2010-04-02 14:32:03
    Atrial fibrillation appears independently linked to all forms of dementia, particularly early in old age, researchers found.

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