Pandemic paves way for mobile dentistry, teledentistry in long-term care, experts say
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2021
Mobile dentistry for people with dementia, teledentistry, and vaccines by dentist are some of the opportunities that have arisen from disruptions to residents’ oral healthcare during the pandemic, according...
Dementia toolkit for clinicians underscores urgency of early diagnosis
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2021
A primary care toolkit for brain health assessment and dementia diagnosis has gotten a much-needed update as more research points to the potential for better outcomes with earlier diagnoses, the authors...
GSA highlights care strategies for dementia-related psychosis
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 05, 2021
A new paper covers barriers to psychosis care in long-term care facilities and how to tackle challenges in these and other settings. LTC staff training and support also are addressed.
Major gerontology gathering gears up
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 08, 2018
The Gerontological Society of America is holding its Annual Scientific Meeting Nov. 14-18 at the Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston.
Better heart health tied to memory recall in older adults
Dec 22, 2014
Seniors who have better heart and lung health tend to have better memory recall and cognitive capabilities, according to a new study in the Journal of Gerontology.
Investigators put faith in religious music
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2014
Listening to religious music helps seniors increase their life satisfaction and self-esteem, and decreases anxiety around death, a new analysis shows.
Profile: Still answering many calls
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2013
When he entered nursing school, Steve Proctor was answering a call to serve others that he first heard years earlier. As a child growing up near Lake Huron, Proctor suffered from severe allergies and asthma...
Researchers to present biological cause of aging at upcoming world gerontology summit
Jun 25, 2009
At the quadrennial meeting of the World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in Paris this July, researchers will give a presentation describing for the first time the underlying causes and origins of...