Earlier on Wednesday, geriatrician Susan Kurrle told the jury she diagnosed Mrs Nowland with moderate to moderately severe ...

Under OBRA ’87, the landmark law in pursuit of safety and quality in nursing homes, nursing homes must provide 24-hour ...

The court heard the 95-year-old had become uncharacteristically aggressive in recent months, which a geriatrician told the court could be attributed to her undiagnosed dementia. In the early hours of ...

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and we celebrate the first anniversary of the palliative care inpatient program and launch a ...

Lenice Arias, 76, constantly worried about her health. As an older adult, she knew she was prone to experience a decline in ...

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Precision Health and Longevity Summit 2024, the first event of its kind in Canada, will take place on November 15-16, 2024, at The Westin Hotel ...

A nurse's curiosity when a police officer pulled out his Taser turned to concern when he used it on an elderly woman holding ...

Delayed dementia diagnosis carries serious consequences. Without timely intervention, undiagnosed cognitive impairment can lead to medication errors ...

Elsewhere, 83% of patients were reviewed by a geriatrician or advanced nurse practitioner during their hospital stay, ...

Former top US nursing home spokesman Mark Parkinson has released his first book, a "playbook" for achieving clinical and ...

Doctors specializing in dementia and Alzheimer’s share the ways they take care of their brain and prevent cognitive decline, ...

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