HUD to improve oversight of efforts to connect elderly with services
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2016
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will develop guidance on monitoring Section 202 properties that have service coordinators by December, according to a new report by the Government Accountability...
A treat for all five of the senses
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2016
The design team tried multiple design scenarios during the planning stage. After a quarter-century in business, First Colonial’s renovation opened interior spaces, while enhancing residents’...
Delayed dementia diagnosis ups danger potential
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 01, 2016
Older adults who show signs of probable dementia but have not received a formal diagnosis are almost twice as likely as those who have received a diagnosis to undertake activities that could endanger themselves...
Pulling off an acute departure
By
John Andrews
Jun 01, 2016
Converting a hospital without leaving signs of institutional care is no easy challenge, yet Trilogy’s River Terrace has managed to do just that.
Study: Interventions, training could reduce ED visits for residents with dementia
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2016
Targeted interventions and falls prevention training could help reduce hospital emergency department visits among assisted living residents who have dementia, according to the authors of a newly published...
Two-thirds of older adults use integrative medicine strategies
Aug 05, 2022
Only 18% of older adults had talked to a healthcare provider about integrative medicine strategies.
Consuming olive oil may reduce mortality risk in U.S. adults
Jan 12, 2022
Replacing butter, margarine, mayonnaise and dairy fat with olive oil is linked to reductions in total, cause-specific mortality.
Death rate for those 85+ increases ‘significantly,’ CDC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 30, 2018
The death rate for those aged 85 or more years increased “significantly” between 2016 and 2017, according to new statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for...
Those 85+ at high risk of social isolation, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2017
Suggesting one way in which senior living communities can offer a solution to an aging-related issue, newly published research finds that people aged more than 85 years are significantly more likely to...
Task force confirms exercise as a falls prevention strategy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 18, 2018
Exercise or physical therapy, but not necessarily vitamin D, can help prevent falls in older adults, according to new recommendations issued Tuesday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.