Common measure of mortality also predicts cancer survival in seniors
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 09, 2022
The Charlson Comorbidity Index accurately predicts morbidity in elderly patients with cancer, a new investigation has found.
Healthcare workers, elderly take priority as new COVID-19 test sites deployed this week
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 16, 2020
Thousands will gain access to new, high-capacity testing sites in the coming days, and certain groups will have priority status, say federal officials.
Intensive blood pressure control benefits adults ages 80 and older
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 07, 2020
The benefits of intensive blood pressure control outweigh the risks for adults over age 80, finds a new study.
Screening workers for criminal convictions
Apr 15, 2015
Advocates have proposed removing the requirement that applicants disclose their criminal conviction records on initial applications for employment (“banning the box”) in the hope that otherwise-qualified...
Summer reading: The language of long-term care
By
Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld
Jul 30, 2014
A recent NPR survey of older adults had a not-too-surprising finding: No one likes being referred to as “elderly” or as a “senior.”
PACE makes strides in Milwaukee
By
Liza Berger
May 21, 2010
I have heard a lot about the PACE program, but it was not until I actually saw a site a couple weeks ago that I fully understood what this long-term care community program is all about.
Opting out of Medicaid could hurt tens of thousands of seniors in Nevada
Feb 01, 2010
Some states have considered opting out of Medicaid in response to healthcare reform proposals to expand the Medicaid program. A new report from Nevada reveals that such a move would be disastrous for the...
An argument for the SHIFT model of senior care
By
Jeff Petty
Nov 12, 2009
Here’s a new concept in aging services: the Senior Health and Housing Initiative For Transformation (SHIFT). It would provide an all-inclusive approach to care in a continuing care retirement community...
GAO: Elderly, disabled voters still confront access problems
Oct 29, 2009
The Department of Justice should do more to ensure that elderly and disabled individuals have voting access, a recently released report found.
Grumpy old men? Hardly, researchers say
Aug 17, 2009
“If you should survive to 105, look at all you’ll derive out of being alive,” goes the Frank Sinatra tune. Now, research is backing up that sentiment, as scientists report that people...