Most older Americans take multiple medicines every day. But a new poll suggests they don’t get enough help to make sure those medicines actually mix safely.
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Lack of Communication Creates Risk of Clashes Between Medicines
Posted on 30 November 2017.
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Tips to Help Families Cope With Alzheimer’s
Posted on 14 November 2017.
Receiving an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is never easy. It’s life changing, not only for the person receiving the diagnosis but for their family members as well.
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An Age-Old Question: When Do You Need a Geriatrician?
Posted on 04 November 2017.
Like pediatricians, geriatricians have specific skills that allow them to connect more effectively with the populations they treat.
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Alzheimer’s Study Finds Spiraling Costs, Family Caregiver Stress
Posted on 02 November 2017.
Kristen Beatty’s 78-year-old father, Ray, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about 10 years ago. Since then, he has developed a sense of paranoia, insomnia and the delusion that people are stealing from him.
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Chasing Millions in Medicaid Dollars, Hospitals Buy up Nursing Homes
Posted on 20 October 2017.
Westminster Village North, a nursing home and retirement community in Indianapolis, recently added 25 beds and two kitchens to speed food delivery to residents.
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Glaring Quality Gaps in Nursing Homes to Grow With Medicaid Cuts
Posted on 30 September 2017.
Nursing homes that rely the most on Medicaid tend to provide the worst care for their residents; not just the people covered by the program but also those who pay privately or have Medicare coverage.
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