Elder Care
Elder Care
TopElder Care Information from the Government
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Eldercare.gov
Local information, referral resources, and contact information for state and local agencies, from the United States' Health and Human Services Department.
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Elder Care and managing the lifestyles of the senior ...
Elder Care and managing the lifestyles of the senior population in Los Angeles County, California.
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Elder care - resources: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
The following organizations are good resources for information on aging and elder care: ... Resources - elder care. Update Date: 7/13/2009. Updated by: A.D.A.M. ...
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Elder Care News
Experience was best teacher in starting elder-care business
Fourteen years ago my family needed legal help and we did not know it. What makes the statement more surprising is that I had been practicing law since 1977 and did not see it.
Daily Local News
Elder Ballard and wife reunite with Canadian friends
On MormonTimes.com: Young single Canadian adults gathered for a fireside with Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the...
Deseret News
Elder care 'takes a village'
The North Platte Telegraph About 25 people attended the first public meeting of the North Platte Housing Authority Residents Council at Autumn Park on Friday afternoon.
North Platte Telegraph
Elder Care Information from the Health Services Research & Development
Older Elderly Patients Experience Poorer Outcomes Following Collaborative Depression Care
This study examined the differences between young-old (age 60 to 74) and old-old (age 75 and older) patients who received collaborative depression care as part of the IMPACT (Improving Mood: Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment) study, which include both VA and non-VA patients. Findings show that young-old and old-old patients who receive collaborative depression care have a similar initial clinical response, but old-old patients may have a lower rate of long-term treatment response and complete remission. For example, young-old and old-old patients randomized to the IMPACT intervention responded similarly to initial treatment at 3 months, but the old-old were less likely to respond to treatment at later follow-up intervals. Treatment response and remission rates peaked for both age groups at 6 months, although treatment response rates for the young-old were significantly higher than those for the old-old group (51% vs. 44%). Study findings also show that the process of care did not differ between young-old and old-old patients who received the IMPACT intervention.
Implementing a Successful Fall Prevention Program for Elderly Veterans
This article discusses the implementation of a Telecare fall prevention program at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) that was designed to be sustainable. Findings show that leadership and workgroup meetings led to the development of a functional program. The Telecare fall prevention program screened its first Veteran in October 2008 and is ongoing. The program uses an existing telephone nurse advice line to: 1) place outgoing calls to Veterans at high risk of falling, 2) assess the Veteransâ risk factors, and 3) triage Veterans to the appropriate services. Because Telecare operates via the telephone, it can accept referrals from anywhere in VAGLAHS, thus reaching Veterans in geographically remote areas. The authors suggest that another potential advantage of the Telecare fall prevention program is the opportunity to unburden primary care providers of additional responsibilities by helping assess patientsâ needs and arranging the appropriate services.
Barriers to Dementia Diagnosis
The goals of this study were to ascertain what is known about the prevalence of missed and delayed diagnosis of dementia in primary care, and to identify factors contributing to problems in diagnosis. While the findings did not definitively determine the prevalence of missed or delayed dementia diagnoses, estimates suggest that the number is substantial. Major barriers to diagnosing dementia included patient/provider communication (e.g., poor provider communication skills, language barriers), education deficits (e.g., belief that little or nothing can be done to treat dementia), and system resource constraints (e.g., time constraints for office visits). Attitude problems also were found; for example, among providers, a major barrier often noted was the attitude that diagnosis, particularly in the early stages of dementia, was more harmful than helpful, while patients often feared and/or denied cognitive problems.
