Navigating the tumultuous road of caring for bariatric residents is a challenge faced by many long-term care facilities today. Using the right equipment or technology on the right type of patient will...
Mid-life obesity linked to risk of dementia
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 22, 2014
Those who receive an obesity diagnosis in mid-life have a higher chance of developing dementia in later life, a new study suggest. Researchers found that obese people between the ages of 30 to 39 had a...
Re-examining obesity in long-term care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2013
John O’Connor’s blog this week explored the issue of obesity in long-term care facilities,and raised a subtle point around assumptions about people who are obese. Whether they are a coworker...
Chew on this: Obesity rates a challenge
By
John O'Connor
Jul 29, 2013
For any way you slice it, too many of us are lugging around excessive weight. And the problem is only getting worse. In 1962, the nation’s obesity rate was 13%. It now stands at 35.7%, according...
Appreciation for a pioneer in elder weight theory
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 02, 2012
There’s something comforting about an expert on aging living to 89. I’m not saying that gerontologist Reubin Andres had all the answers, or that we should see him as the sole test case of proving...
AAHSA ready to embrace change
By
Liza Berger
Jul 01, 2010
So, it’s been (nearly) determined. The new name for the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging is, drum roll please, LeadingAge.
Diabetes: the biggest loser
By
Liza Berger
Dec 04, 2009
Move it or lose it. That’s what Americans need to do now to curb the growth in spending as a result of the diabetes epidemic.