Case study highlights importance of “what matters most” discussions with older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 10, 2024
Cleveland Clinic published a case study Thursday that shows the importance of talking to older adults about what matters to them in their care.
Report: Frailty screening, care can improve care for older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 21, 2024
Checking for frailty and treating it should be top priorities when providing healthcare and health planning for older adults, according to a report published Aug. 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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...
Report discusses how geriatric care providers declining as number of older adults rises
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 13, 2023
Jerry Gurwitz was one of the first doctors to receive the designation as a geriatrician. He’s now the chief of geriatric medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Recently, he...
Delayed recognition may account for high COVID death rate in Black seniors, doc warns
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2021
Clinicians should be on high alert for COVID-19 in older Black patients presenting with symptoms not consistent with common diseases, a well-known geriatrician contends.
How to take families from outraged to understanding
By
Steven Buslovich, M.D.
Oct 02, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing fears, anxieties and uncertainties for everyone, and these feelings can manifest in anger and rage. Physicians and other practitioners are often the target of these tirades,...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, November 11
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 09, 2019
Opioids offer only minor pain relief and function benefits for osteoarthritis … Biologic drugs safe for elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis … Tailor-made for older adults, geriatric assessment...
Lawmakers seek $250 million infusion for geriatric services
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2018
A bill introduced by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) Tuesday seeks more than $50 million annually to address workforce training, clinical staffing and support service issues across the U.S., as the nation prepares...
Hebrew SeniorLife affiliates with dental school
Aug 29, 2017
Hebrew SeniorLife and Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine signed a new affiliation agreement that will include more training for aspiring dentists in geriatric dental medicine.
Public reporting of physical restraint use led to 36% increase in antipsychotic prescribing for dementia,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 21, 2014
Public reporting of physical restraint use in nursing homes caused a spike in the use of antipsychotic medications to control residents’ dementia symptoms, according to a recently published analysis....