My father died a little over a year ago. While I usually derive tremendous comfort and support by sharing both happy and sad milestones with friends, family, and colleagues, in this instance, sharing the...
Psychotherapy creates meaningful identity for the LTC resident
By
Brenda Smith-Booth
Sep 11, 2017
Yet many long-term care residents know, deep down, there is “something more” out there; and that “something more” is often something unfinished – a hope or aspiration that...
Happy feat
Jul 01, 2008
Dancing Hands offers a fun activity for seniors in long-term care communities. The product literally allows people to dance with their hands. There is practically no end to the rhythms and movements residents...
‘Landmark’ discovery brings a pill for Alzheimer’s closer to reality, researchers say
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 15, 2013
The discovery of a compound that stops diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in their tracks is a “landmark” step toward a pill to treat these conditions, according to researchers...
More Medicare recipients are surviving high-risk surgeries
Jun 17, 2011
The risk of death after high-risk surgeries is dropping among Medicare patients, a new study found.
Are your cells aging with you? Neurons lose their status as the body’s oldest cells
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2019
Researchers said they’ve found “surprising evidence” that the body’s organs contain a mix of young and old cells. They expect the discovery to advance the science of aging.
Less popular hypertension drug has fewer side effects, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 28, 2021
Two common choices for treating high blood pressure do a good job of preventing related cardiovascular events. But one drug class is less associated with swelling, cough, pancreas inflammation and gastrointestinal...
Clinics offering ‘miraculous’ treatment for diabetic foot ulcers hit with federal fraud charges
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 10, 2018
A federal grand jury has indicted the lawyer behind a ‘miraculous’ diabetes treatment widely panned as sham medicine.
A not-so-joyful noise
By
Gary Tetz
May 01, 2013
I’m sure you remember the old joke: “Why are nursing homes so noisy? Because we forget people actually live there.” Oh sorry, that’s not a joke. My mistake.
The Babysitter Problem
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2014
It took me decades to unravel, but I think I finally figured out why my parents had nine children.