Battling depression: Advice on how to make seniors feel valued by others
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Apr 17, 2014
Senior living providers can design programs that increase the opportunities for residents to be valued within their communities and in the outside world. They have nothing to lose but high depression rates....
Measurement to generate success
By
Valerie Palmieri
Mar 25, 2015
To ensure maximum efficiency, the “triple aim” measurement approach will deliver the highest quality of care by improving the patient experience with care delivery, the quality of care and...
Better measures needed to assess pain, depression in older adults, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 08, 2022
Older adults may be experiencing pain and depression, but cognition impairment and other factors may too often prevent them from conveying those issues to doctors and caregivers.
Intervention did not have lasting positive impact on older adults following injuries, trial finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 08, 2024
An intervention for older adults with recent injuries had a positive impact on anxiety and depression when it started, but the results didn’t last when researchers evaluated the results a year after...
Operators treating Medicare Advantage enrollees for depression, dementia and frailty are unfairly penalized:...
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 11, 2020
Operators who serve a disproportionate share of beneficiaries with these conditions are penalized twice, argue researchers.
Tapping the power of therapeutic music in long-term care
By
Carol Orsborn, Ph.D.
Apr 22, 2013
You know the music you love personally, and how listening to a certain song makes you feel. But how can you tap the power of music to simultaneously enhance the lives of the many people in your and your...
Reduced sense of smell linked to increased risk of late-life depression
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 27, 2023
A reduced sense of smell has long been associated with dementia in older adults. Now there is evidence that the issue may also be linked to late-life depression.
Dementia signs, symptoms may be different for Latinos, researchers say
By
Alicia Lasek
May 27, 2021
Cultural practices and disease processes may explain why Latino adults with dementia experience faster functional decline and higher rates of depression and anxiety, investigators say.
Study links chronic stress, depression with Alzheimer’s, cognitive impairment
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 04, 2023
People who have chronic stress and depression are more likely to have mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s, according to a new study. The study did not say that chronic stress and depression,...
CDC: More senior U.S. women have psychological distress than men
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2023
US women have a higher burden of serious psychological distress than men across all adult age groups, including people aged 65 years and older, according to a new analysis of data from the National Health...