Alcohol
Also in the News for Friday, March 16
March 16, 2018County OKs happy hours for nursing home residents — just in time for St. Patrick's Day ... Using multiple pain relief methods beats opioids for hip replacement patients ... Study: Demand for healthcare employees exceeds labor supply by 44%
Assisted living resident kicked out after hiring prostitutes with liquor-sale proceeds
May 12, 2015An assisted living facility was willing to look the other way whenever one of its residents would return from a "booze run" to pander liquor to other residents, but not when its staff discovered a prostitute under the man's bed, authorities said.
Peppers cooked in hooch lead to facility fire, evacuation
April 20, 2015There's a lot that's unclear in an attempt to cook peppers in Everclear in an assisted living residence last week.
State bill would exempts LTC facilities from liquor permits
January 30, 2015Nursing homes should be allowed to serve alcohol to residents without having to pay excise taxes or permits, according to a group of Indiana seniors who want to gain an exemption from the state.
Moderate alcohol consumption staves off dementia in seniors
October 27, 2014Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol might preserve cognition in people over the age of 60, according to recently published findings in the American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias.
Good news about bad news
April 11, 2012Great. Perfect. Dental x-rays have been officially linked to brain tumors. Now I have a headache. I think I need to lie down.
Coping with a death too soon
February 17, 2012You will not last long in this field unless you learn how to deal with dying and death. They are inescapable realities in a profession where most customers are old and sick. But there is no way to be completely prepared for a death in one's own family, as I was recently reminded. My younger sister Ellen died last week. She was 41.
Their generation
February 12, 2012To hear some rock and rollers sneer it, you'd think that living long is a terrible fate. But is that really the case?
Moderate drinking could prevent dementia, analysis finds
August 18, 2011Imbibing in the occasional glass of wine might actually reduce the risk of dementia, according to an analysis of 143 studies conducted since 1977.
Moderate drinking associated with lower risk of dementia
March 11, 2011Elderly adults who consume about two alcoholic beverages per day are at a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia than non-drinkers, according to new research from Germany.
Older alcoholics consume more alcohol than younger ones
December 08, 2009Elderly people with drinking problems consume significantly more alcohol than their younger counterparts, new research finds.
Theory about health and two-drink minimum debunked in new study
October 15, 2009It's last call for those who think two drinks a day can stave off functional decline in old age. New research suggests that it's lifestyle, not liquor, that really helps to determine how we age.
Geriatrics study: Drink your way to mental health... sort of
July 14, 2009The largest study to date on the effects of alcohol intake among seniors has turned up mixed results: On one hand, moderate consumption significantly decreases the risk of developing dementia. However, if a person already has dementia, any alcohol consumption greatly accelerates cognitive decline.
