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Many families are reluctant to seek help during the early stages of the caregiving until a crisis arises and forces the family to seek services.
Elderly men more likely to experience fatality than women from injuries caused by falls.
Improving the quality of care received by critically ill and dying patients in the ICU remains an ongoing challenge.
Elderly caregivers of Alzheimer patients are more susceptible to ill effects of sleep disturbance.
Malnutriton is a major issue among hospital patients over 65.
Access to hospice in nursing homes significantly reduces hospitalization.
Physical changes of growing older can be overcome by using assistive devices.
Older People with high waist hip ratios (WHRs) have a higher mortality risk than those with a high body mass index, or BMI.
Recent natural disasters have negatively affected older people significantly more than other demographic groups.
Severe heat waves kill more people in neighborhoods where there are few inviting businesses to draw older people out of their apartments.
Older citizens are more vulnerable to heat because they do not adjust as well to the heat, they perspire less, and they are more likely to have health problems.
Motion and door sensors placed in elders' homes can help track activity patterns thought to relate to memory changes that are early signs of dementia.
A cost effectiveness analysis within a randomised controlled trial of post acute care of older people in a community hospital.
Community nurses make a major contribution and the standard of care people are receiving is good and they're grateful that the service enables them to stay in their home.
Dementia may rob an older person of memory and focus, but the ability to offer timeless advice about life's big questions seems to be preserved.
A personalized program of occupational and physical therapy, plus modifications in the home, can go a long way to help elderly individuals continue to live independently and also live longer.
Physical or verbal aggression among nursing home residents with cognitive impairment may be a major cause of distress among staff and other residents injured by the aggressor.
Study shows that 31% of the LTC residents the author followed over six months were dehydrated..
Older mothers are almost four times more likely to expect one of their daughters, rather than a son, to be their caregiver, regardless of the child's other responsibilities, mental health and other traits.
Over 60 percent of carers reported they were regularly given too much work to do.
There may be no advantage to taking nursing home residents to hospital for treatment of pneumonia.
High dose influenza vaccines may increase elderly patients' immune response without significant adverse effects.
People aged 70 years and older with limited literacy skills are likely to have poor health and poor health care access.
body mass index standards for younger adults may not be appropriate for people in their 80s and 90s.
Effect of family style mealtimes on quality of life, physical performance, and body weight of nursing home residents: cluster randomised controlled trial.
An effective system for the detection of falls would drastically improve the quality of life amongst the elderly.
Short term exposure to fine particle air pollution from such sources as motor vehicle exhaust and power plant emissions significantly increases the risk for cardiovascular and respiratory disease among people over 65 years of age.
Many nursing home residents have poorly controlled pain due to inadequate medication treatment.
Older adults are especially vulnerable to hypothermia, which can be deadly if not treated quickly. This drop in body temperature often is caused by staying in a cold place for too long.
Poor emotional health, such as symptoms of depression and anxiety, may reduce the likelihood that elderly patients will receive preventive health services.