Although National Adult Day Services Week was last week, it was actually proclaimed on Sept. 27, 1983, by former President Ronald Reagan. The anniversary of the proclamation got me thinking about the 4600 adult day service programs in the U.S. that are serving over 260,000 individuals who want to remain active, healthy and independent in [...]
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 Tuesday , September 28, 2010 Dying without Dialysis There is a terrific article in this weeks Journal of Pain and Symptom Management by Fliss Murtagh of King's College in London about the epidemiology of symptoms for patients with advanced renal failure who die without dialysis . nbsp This study is important because while we know that patients with advanced renal failure have a limited life expectancy and the average age of initiation of hemodialysis is increasing , we know little about the alternatives to hemodialysis . nbsp Specifically , we know nothing about symptoms affecting quality of life among patients who elect
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If you’ve never met David Piner, the CEO of Arbor Acres in North Carolina, you are missing out. Not only is he a visionary leader (read the column he wrote in our July/August issue of Future Age, “Should We Rise to a Greater Calling?”), but he is someone who believes our work in aging services [...]
Carol Woods Retirement Community is an AAHSA member nestled into an idyllic setting in Chapel Hill, NC. As I toured the campus with CEO Pat Sprigg, I couldn’t help wondering that I can’t see it, but I know it is here… leadership. Leadership from Pat Sprigg who had a vision for this organization when she [...]
Today is World’s Alzheimer’s Day! This is a great opportunity to pause, and send your prayers, love and Light to each person affected by this disease. Thank you!
Did you know that Dementia care costs around 1 percent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP)?
The worldwide prevalence of dementia will increase by 85% over the next 20 years and more than triple by the year 2050, according to a report from an international federation of Alzheimer organizations.
Later today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) will announce legislation that will ensure Medicare covers the costs of skilled care for seniors. According to a media advisory, the bill would allow the time patients spend in “observation status” at a hospital to count toward the requisite 3-day hospital stay that is required for coverage of skilled [...]
Hosting a legislative visit around a meal is good idea for three reasons. First is the food. Then, there’s the chance for fellowship. Finally, eating together gives both legislators and their constituents to learn more about one another. A great example of this kind of event is Sunset House’s recent legislative luncheon. This AAHSA member, [...]
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 , September 15, 2010 Potpourri from Clinical Work III Interesting issues and questions from my recent stint on the inpatient hospice and palliative care . service Hospices are not supposed to discriminate against patients based on code status . nbsp Yet I think in practice some do . nbsp Some do not take patients who are DNR . nbsp Others ask them to sign a DNR form on enrollment . nbsp Other people's experiences with this Is anyone concerned We cared for a patient with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome former name Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy This patient has a chronic painful condition but no terminal illness ,Brain imaging may help identify which patients with REM sleep behavior disorder -- characterized by excessive movement during dreaming -- could be at short-term risk for developing a neurodegenerative condition, according to Spanish researchers.A study of people exposed to severe prenatal malnutrition in the Netherlands during World War II found such in utero undernutrition is associated with early cognitive deficits in midlife, data analysis from a longitudinal study suggests.In a study of individuals who carried a high-risk gene for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers found that those who exercised showed greater brain activity in memory-related regions than those who were sedentary. Exercising may help to protect them against cognitive decline.
For those at high risk for Alzheimer’s, this study adds to the [...]Mild cognitive impairment may be more common in men than in women, a new study shows.Older veterans with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at increased risk for developing dementia, even if they had not been wounded in battle, researchers found.