Top geriatrician endorses creative steps to reduce delirium due to COVID
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 18, 2021
Early steps must be taken to detect and address delirium in older adults with COVID-19, says physician and researcher Sharon Inouye, M.D., MPH. Delirium is not included in the CDC’s case report criteria...
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.
Non-drug interventions reduce delirium: study
By
John Hall
Feb 03, 2015
Providers could reduce rates of delirium and its attendant injuries from falls and save the healthcare system $10 billion a year if they practiced better interventions, according to a new study.
Palliative care can reduce emergency room visits, study finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Dec 11, 2012
Palliative care reduces the number of visits seniors in long-term care settings make to emergency rooms, a new study finds.
Nursing home residents informed about their exposure to hip fracture risk during trial
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 23, 2012
Academic investigators at four locations are sending explanatory letters to over 1,300 nursing home residents who were placed in harm’s way during a study testing hip-protecting undergarments.
