The Dementia Caregiver: Improving their Mental Health and Quality of Life
December 5, 2013
There are few harder things than being a caregiver for a family member with dementia. These caregivers are the unsung…
Literature Potpourri
October 26, 2013
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD Ronald Reagan died in 2004 of advanced dementia Some great paper GeriPal readers should be award…
Do Not Hospitalize orders for nursing home residents with advanced dementia
October 8, 2013
by: Alex Smith @alexsmithMD Advanced dementia is a terminal illness needing palliative care. Unfortunately, there is a great divide between this…
Cancer Screening in Persons With Dementia. Just Stop It. Please.
August 30, 2013
Cancer Screening is of little benefit in persons with dementia but can cause very serious harms. Older persons with…
Surrogate End Points in Drug Trials: Caveat Emptor
April 29, 2013
It seems like such a good idea. Before a patient takes a new drug, they would like to know that…
Dr. Lee’s Miracle Dementia Regimen
April 18, 2013
Evidence is mounting that regular exercise may prevent dementia and reduce the decline in physical function associated with dementia. Dr. Covinsky…
The Benefit of Exercise in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: The Finalex Trial
April 16, 2013
Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias have impacts far beyond cognitive function. Alzheimer’s patients also experience steady declines in physical function…
The new brain scan for Alzheimer’s: what’s early certainty worth?
November 27, 2012
Last week the NY Times story on a new scan that identifies Alzheimer’s in the brain caught my eye, and…
How do you teach about the 3Ds? Delirium, Dementia and Depression
July 4, 2012
In this and upcoming posts, we will review some educational products in both geriatrics and palliative care. For many of…
What is Meaningful Interaction?
June 26, 2012
I recently cared for a 96 year old woman who was rehospitalized for a recurrent infection (identifying details altered to…