3 Issues of Hospice
July 20, 2010
by: Robert Killeen MD Three Issues of Hospice I’d like to address three recurrent problems I’ve found in the field…
Meaningful Activities For Persons With Dementia
April 8, 2010
All Posts · Care Managers · Dementia · Education · End-of-Life · Geriatrics · Long Term Care · Mental Health · Palliative Care · Seniors
There is a lot of focus on what elders with dementia can’t do. But what about more discussion of what…
More on dementia and mammograms
February 17, 2010
All Posts · Cancer · Care Managers · Communication · Dementia · End-of-Life · Geriatrics · Mental Health · Palliative Care · Primary Care · Screening
We recently discusseda study that described the common practice of obtaining screening mammograms in women with dementia. We considered how…
The last year of life in the oldest-old
February 14, 2010
All Posts · Care Managers · Disability · End-of-Life · Geriatrics · Health Policy · Long Term Care · Seniors
There is a very interesting study in the January issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that characterizes…
Mammograms in Women with Dementia: What’s the Problem?
January 29, 2010
All Posts · Cancer · Care Managers · Dementia · Geriatrics · Mental Health · Primary Care · Prognosis · Screening · Seniors
A study in the American Journal of Public Healthexamining mammogram use in older persons found that 18% of women with…
Primary Care Providers Are Challenged by Dementia Care
December 15, 2009
Care Managers · Dementia · Diabetes · Education · Geriatrics · Mental Health · Primary Care · Seniors
An excellent article in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society provides insights into primary care physicians views of dementia…
Family Caregivers: The Silent Long Term Care System
July 27, 2009
Long term care is a hot topic. When people talk about long term care, they are generally talking about nursing…