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Palliative Care: A Balm to the Soul and Body
Michael Gordon, MD, MSc, FRCPC, geriatrician, recalls his time spent as a patient in a palliative care program and what this experience taught him about caring for patients in these programs.
OAs in LTC Are Discontinuing Aspirin at End of Life
New findings show that older adults are discontinuing aspirin at end of life, reflecting ongoing controversy questioning aspirin for secondary prevention in patients with limited life expectancy.
Why Home Health Care Is Suddenly Harder to Come by for Medicare Patients
Medicare has changed how it pays for services. In response, agencies across the country are firing therapists; limiting physical, occupational, and speech therapy; and terminating services for some…

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OAs in LTC Are Discontinuing Aspirin at End of Life
Why Home Health Care Is Suddenly Harder to Come by for Medicare Patients
Flavonol Consumption Linked With Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Terminally Ill OA Wanted Aid-In-Dying, His Catholic Hospital Said No
Understanding the Impact of Patients Signing An Advance Directive for Dementia
Precise Restoration of Distal Radius Fracture Doesn't Improve Outcomes
Rural Elderly Discharged to Post-Acute Care Have Higher Mortality Than Urban Peers
Few Older Patients Get Needed Cardiac Rehab
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Palliative Care: A Balm to the Soul and Body
Michael Gordon, MD, MSc, FRCPC, geriatrician, recalls his time spent as a patient in a palliative care program and what this experience taught him about caring for patients in these programs.
Therapy Options for Those With Dementia
John DenBoer, PhD, clinical neuropsychologist, discusses various types of therapy that can help patients with dementia feel more independent and self-confident.
Rate of Suicide Among OAs Living in, Transitioning to LTC
Briana Mezuk, PhD, University of Michigan School of Public Health, shares insights on what LTC staff can do to lower the risk of suicide among residents.
Medically Tailored Meals Help Lower Hospital, SNF Admissions
Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, general internist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, discusses why medically tailored meals can be a valuable intervention for older adults and highlights how these meals impact admission…
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Improving Care for Individuals in Nursing Homes
Ronald J. Shumacher, MD, FACP, CMD, chief medical officer for Optum Care Services, discusses a recent study that looked specifically at inpatient utilization or hospitalization rates, transfers to the emergency department, and skilled nursing use…
Addressing Burnout Among LTC Staff
Chris Caulfield, RN, chief nursing officer at IntelyCare, highlights factors that lead to burnout for nurses, the environment that encourages higher rates of burnout, and what facilities can do to combat burnout.
Ensuring Medication Safety Among OAs
How many individual medications or medication classes did AGS recently add to the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults?
Diagnosing a Cutaneous Horn on an Elderly Woman's Face - Answer and Discussion
Actinic keratosis, also known as solar keratosis, is a premalignant skin lesion that may occasionally progress to invasive squamous cell carcinoma.
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