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Persistent or Remittent Depressive Symptoms Increase Cardiovascular Risk
In middle-age and older adults, depressive symptoms that were persistent, as well as depressive symptoms that were remitted, showed an association with a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease, a recent study concluded.
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…
Statins Not Linked With Memory Loss in Seniors, Study Finds
Although several smaller study findings have previously suggested that statins may not be linked to memory loss in older adults, a new larger study confirmed that there is no link between memory loss…

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Persistent or Remittent Depressive Symptoms Increase Cardiovascular Risk
Statins Not Linked With Memory Loss in Seniors, Study Finds
Understanding Symbol Comprehension Among OAs With Depression, Dementia, AD
Rare Genetic Finding May Help in Search for Alzheimer's Therapies
Better Sleep Means Better Early-Morning Mobility in Parkinson's Disease
MRI May Help Prevent Alzheimer's Misdiagnosis
Heavy Soda Consumption Tied to Higher Fracture Risk After Menopause
Blood Pressure Variability Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Progression
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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…
Identifying Abuse in the LTC Setting
Laura Mosqueda, MD, professor of family medicine in geriatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, highlights current rates of elder abuse cases and explains how long-term care facilities can identify and prevent future instances of abuse.
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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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