Rethinking Prisoner Release Policies from a Geriatrics Perspective
May 21, 2010
Tina Chiu of the VERA Institute of Criminal Justice recently wrote a report It’s About Time: Aging Prisoners, Increasing Costs,…
Advance directives say “I’m not dead yet”
May 3, 2010
“Enough. The living will has failed, and it is time to say so.” So said Angela Fagerlin and Carl Schneider…
Driving and Dementia: An Excellent Guideline, and A Missed Opportunity
April 18, 2010
All Posts · American Geriatrics Society · Dementia · Geriatrics · Health Policy · Law · Mental Health · Relationships
The American Academy of Neurologyrecently released a very useful guideline on the evaluation of driving risk in patients with dementia.…
Death and Taxes: It’s Shaping Up to be a Busy Year
December 30, 2009
The Wall Street Journal published an article today entitled “Rich Cling to Life to Beat Tax Man.” The article describes…