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Study: Geriatric consults used in trauma hospital visits tied to higher rates of discharge to SNFs
By
Kristen Fischer
May 21, 2024
Using geriatrics consultations for hospitalized older adults admitted for a trauma is associated with lower death and hospital readmissions. But data also showed the consultations are linked to longer...
EHR tool boosts geriatric assessments, trial finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 14, 2024
When a team of scientists integrated a tool into an electronic health record platform, it improved geriatric assessments and improved clinician knowledge about the evaluations, according to a report on...
Nurse-led geriatric primary care model offers care benefits for seniors
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 04, 2023
A new study found that integrating Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training-Primary Care (GITT-PC) can improve primary care for older adults.
Orthostatic intolerance common in post-acute patients, signaling need for clinical workup
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 02, 2021
Older rehabilitation patients should be assessed for symptoms of orthostatic intolerance upon admission, a new study suggests.
Hollister serves as MD at Sarah Moore
Jan 29, 2015
Jonathan Hollister, M.D., was named the medical director at Sarah Moore Community in Ohio in December.
Music that soothes the soul, enhanced by sorbet
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 08, 2014
It’s likely most of us listen to the radio on our commute to work, with a mix of announcers blathering, the latest pop music, or public radio if we have the mental energy to focus on what smart people...
Serving sorbet before nursing home meals improves food intake, researchers find
By
Tim Mullaney
May 07, 2014
Nursing home residents who have a sorbet appetizer tend to eat more at mealtime and maintain their weight, according to findings from a small study done by researchers at Gonzaga University and the University...
Caring for their own family members creates unique burdens, benefits for geriatric healthcare professionals,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 16, 2014
Healthcare professionals who work with seniors experience complex and at times distressing effects when they also are caregivers for aging family members, according to a recently published study. The research...
Therapy animals delay progression of dementia symptoms in nursing home residents, study finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 04, 2013
Engagement with therapy animals slows down the progression of dementia symptoms in nursing home residents, according to a recently published study.