• We need to support spouse caregivers

    Updated: 2010-05-28 01:00:46
    The article, “Spouses Face Hurdles When caring for Themselves, Ill Loved Ones” by Paula Span alerts us to the need to help caregivers succeed. They provide the majority of care for individuals who are frail, and would be in a nursing home if it wasn’t for a dedicated and loving wife or husband. Over the years, I’ve [...]

  • AAHSA Attends Democratic Caucus Senior Taskforce Meeting

    Updated: 2010-05-27 16:26:38
    AAHSA has been all over Capitol Hill lately! On May 26th, AAHSA attended a “A Roundtable on Seniors & the Economy” meeting presented by the House Democratic Caucus’ Senior Taskforce.  The event featured speakers from various organizations, including AARP, the Urban Institute,  the OASIS Institute, and many more.  Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), [...]

  • Immanuel House Hosts A Stylish Homecoming Event

    Updated: 2010-05-27 14:45:32
    Immanuel House, an affordable housing community in Hartford, Conn., got AAHSA Homecoming Week off to a stylish start with the “Ladies of a Certain Age” fashion show. Seventeen residents walked the runway in outfits they chose to  reflect their personalities. Maude Morrison (left), a fashion show coordinator, chose her zebra print attire because she’s a “wild [...]

  • Herbal Supplements Often Contain Contaminants

    Updated: 2010-05-27 05:41:02
    The investigation into these common products also found that 9 products illegally claimed to cure diseases from cancer and high blood pressure to Alzheimer's.

  • Exclusive vs Inclusive: Who Decides?

    Updated: 2010-05-27 01:00:41
    I recently read an article that discusses how lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) retirement communities across the country are growing despite the current economic environment. Along with building for a specific population, in this case the LGBT, the article cites the all too familiar challenges that retirement communities face in terms of financing and [...]

  • Saving Section 202: Protecting Affordable Senior Housing Options

    Updated: 2010-05-26 20:50:49
    For the Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) 2nd Annual Blog Day, I thought I’d talk a little about Section 202’s budget. The Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program fell into the bulls-eye of the administration’s housing budget. This program, along with the Section 811 Supporting Housing for Persons with Disabilities, had its FY2011 budget [...]

  • Will Medicare, Social Security Work for Future Generations?

    Updated: 2010-05-26 15:52:56
    [Author's Note: The following blog is part of the Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) 2nd Annual Blog Day in recognition of Older Americans Month. My post is in response to this question: What do President Obama and Congress need to know about your budget – or that of those you represent?] My mother turned 85 [...]

  • May’s Health Affairs, A Case of Medical Homelessness, and Reinventing Primary Care

    Updated: 2010-05-24 03:26:00
    , , skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Sunday , May 23, 2010 May’s Health Affairs , A Case of Medical Homelessness , and Reinventing Primary Care May 4th’s Health Affairs contains a lot of food for thought for Geriatricians and Palliative Care providers thinking about the future of medicine and health care reform . A Case of Medical Homelessness” by Dr . Jack M . Colwill full disclosure , my former chair sounds like a typical case for any palliative care provider . A patient with advanced emphysema , John--the brother-in-law of the author , doesn’t respond to therapies and becomes progressively weaker , with dyspnea and anxiety . Visits to primary care , a

  • Generic Memantine for Alzheimer's Approved by the FDA

    Updated: 2010-05-21 11:08:00
    Generic Memantine Approved The FDA has approved Sun Pharmaceuticals' Abbreviated New Drug Application for memantine hydrochloride 5 and 10 mg tablets, indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. The medication is the generic equivalent of Namenda by Forest Laboratories. Briefing Document on Memantine from the FDA

  • Rethinking Prisoner Release Policies from a Geriatrics Perspective

    Updated: 2010-05-20 23:57:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Thursday , May 20, 2010 Rethinking Prisoner Release Policies from a Geriatrics Perspective Tina Chiu of the VERA Institute of Criminal Justice recently wrote a report It’s About Time : Aging Prisoners , Increasing Costs , and Geriatric Release on the status of geriatric and end-of-life prisoner release policies in the U.S . There's a strange contradiction : despite the existe nce of geriatric early-release laws in several states , few older prisoners are actually being released early . We were asked to contribute a response from the medical perspective . From a geriatrics point of view , the lack of functional assessment

  • Beer Belly Linked to Alzheimer's

    Updated: 2010-05-20 19:32:02
    Men and women who carry weight around their middle in an "apple shape" have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease.

  • Treating Common Heart Problem May Prevent Alzheimer's

    Updated: 2010-05-20 18:07:02
    Treating atrial fibrillation--a common type of irregular heartbeat--doctors may be able to prevent some cases of Alzheimer's disease.

  • Visceral Fat Has Link to Brain Volume

    Updated: 2010-05-20 05:01:11
    Middle-age patients with lots of visceral fat may have low brain volume, researchers say.

  • Opioid Medication Shortages in Hospice Care

    Updated: 2010-05-19 17:27:00
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  • Some Orange Juice as Good a Source of Vitamin D as Supplements

    Updated: 2010-05-17 18:50:02
    Results from a new study suggest that drinking orange juice that is fortified with vitamin D can be as effective at boosting the body's levels of this nutrient as vitamin D supplements.

  • HRS: AF Ablation May Help Heart and Brain

    Updated: 2010-05-14 18:31:49
    DENVER -- Atrial fibrillation ablation may reduce the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a retrospective study suggested.

  • Methadone in Hospice and Palliative Care

    Updated: 2010-05-13 11:29:00
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  • Alzheimer's Caregivers Are More Likely to Develop Dementia

    Updated: 2010-05-12 21:26:03
    Researchers reporting in the Journal of The American Geriatrics Society followed 1,221 married couples for 12 years and found that spouses were six times more likely to develop dementia themselves.

  • FDA Investigating Gene Test Slated for Sale at Walgreen's

    Updated: 2010-05-12 05:14:03
    Officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration say they will investigate a gene test set to go on sale at pharmacy chain Walgreen's that is designed to help people assess their risk for inherited diseases.

  • Inspiration from a 54 Year Old with Alzheimer's Disease

    Updated: 2010-05-11 10:00:00
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  • Even Moderate Drinking Can Harm Older Adults: Study

    Updated: 2010-05-10 20:52:02
    Though some research suggests that consuming one to two alcoholic drinks per day could carry some health benefits, a new study suggests that this habit may put older adults at risk.

  • NEED YOUR EXPERTISE

    Updated: 2010-05-07 22:30:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Friday , May 7, 2010 NEED YOUR EXPERTISE Geripal : experts If you have to share ONE TIP with your fellow Geriatricians and Gerontologists about palliative care of older adults , what would it be The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine is co-sponsoring a pre-conference work shop with the American Geriatrics Society during the AGS annual meeting May 12-15th 2010. Please share your favorite geripal tip and we will compile it and share it during the workshop with all the . attendees Posted by VJ Periyakoil Share Related Posts with thumbnails for blogger blogger widgets 13 Comments : Patrice Villars said . I

  • Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults

    Updated: 2010-05-06 00:29:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Wednesday , May 5, 2010 Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults It is commonly thought that older adults are not the usual suspects when it comes to substance abuse disorders . But what do we really know about how common substance abuse is in the elderly Is this really a problem Should we do more to screen for substance abuse Dan Blazer helped answer some of these questions at the UCSF Division of Geriatrics Grand Rounds when he described his some of his most recent work looking at substance use in the elderly . Dr . Blazer and his colleague at Duke , Li-Tzy Wu , worked with data from the public use files of the 2005 and

  • Dementia Risk Higher in Spouses of Dementia Patients

    Updated: 2010-05-05 05:01:00
    Spouses of dementia patients are six times more likely to develop dementia than spouses of persons without dementia, a study has found.

  • Launching a Senior Care Career

    Updated: 2010-05-04 08:45:00
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  • "Demented Patients": A terminology rant

    Updated: 2010-05-04 03:45:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Monday , May 3, 2010 Demented Patients A terminology rant I would love the input of GeriPal readers on an issue . The commonly used phrases , demented patient , or demented person , or the demented have long made me feel uneasy . I am much more comfortable with phrasing such as patient with dementia . My question : Am I allowing myself to be consumed by semantics Or am I onto something here I can not fully articulate why demented patient bothers me---in part because the reaction may be more emotional , and perhaps because I am not facile enough with language to understand how subtle changes in wording impact the emotional

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