Articles on "Healthy Living"
FutureCare CherryWood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center-Real Life Story
When residents at FutureCare CherryWood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Reisterstown, Md., head to dinner, they enjoy a first-class dining experience. While nursing homes aren’t usually known for their culinary accomplishments, FutureCare is combining quality care with quality cuisine to ensure that residents are both healthy and happy. And they have the awards to prove it. FutureCare CherryWood recently won the Reisterstown-Owings Mills-Glyndon Chamber of Commerce’s 9th Annual Taste of the Town Competition. The winning dish – fiesta herb-encrusted chicken [...]
Coping with Low Vision
By Kinshasa A. Coghill, M.S. For most of her 76 years, Carolyn was a regular visitor at Philadelphia’s many museums. She also loved gardening and especially enjoyed Saturday afternoon strolls along the tree lined streets of her quiet neighborhood with it’s flower covered lawns and wind chimes. But in the past several years, her walks have only left her frustrated and worried. On several occasions, she has tripped and fell on the sidewalks made uneven by tree roots. She used [...]
University of Massachusetts – Boston Suspends Gerontology Program
Although it was founded more than 30 years ago,has been regarded as a leader in aging studies and elder care, the the gerontology program at the University of Massachusetts Boston is suspending its program primarily due to low enrollment. There are about 40 undergraduate gerontology programs across the country, according to the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. For UMass Boston, the department’s struggles are a “chicken-and-egg problem,” said Norman: low enrollment has been causing low visibility for the program, [...]
Gerontologists Say Research and Data Should Drive Policy, Budget Decisions
America’s top authorities on aging spent the last week at The Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego detailing workable solutions to the challenges presented by a rapidly aging population, including the demand for affordable health care, high rates of disease, and retirement security. With the backdrop of the recent presidential and congressional elections, the so-called “fiscal cliff,” and its real threats to social service and entitlement programs for older adults, the timing of the GSA conference [...]
New Guide Helps Providers Make Effective Connection with Senior Patients
“Communicating With Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Review of What Really Works,” the latest report from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), provides 40 pages of recommended guidelines for health care providers interacting with the fastest growing age segment of America’s population. This publication is intended for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, biologists,psychologists, social workers, caregivers, economists, and health policy experts — anyone who seeks to have the best possible interactions with older patients. It was developed by GSA and supported by McNeil [...]
Study Confirms Anesthesia Risk in Elderly
The warnings given for decades by noted anesthesiologist Dr. Barry Friedberg about the risk of brain damage during major surgery have been validated by a recent study announced by the National Institutes of Health. Study findings published in October 2012 provide clear and indisputable evidence that use of a brain monitor while a patient is anesthetized during surgery significantly reduces the risk of delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). The study in 921 elderly patients (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23027226) confirms the self-evident claims [...]
Study Ties Dental Health to Alzheimer’s
People who keep their teeth and gums healthy with regular brushing may have a lower risk of developing dementia later in life, according to a new study. Researchers who followed close to 5,500 elderly people over an 18-year period, found those who reported brushing their teeth less than once a day were up to 65 percent more likely to develop dementia than those who brushed daily. “Not only does the state of your mind predict what kind of [...]
Seniors with Serious Illness Find Smoking, Drinking Tough Habits to Break – Study
A recent study of adults age 50 to 85 found that only 19 percent of those diagnosed with lung disease quit smoking within two years. Furthermore, the research showed that the vast majority of older adults who learn they have a chronic condition do not adopt healthier behaviors, according to data presented in the Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. The statistics come from the Health and Retirement Study, an ongoing survey of over 11,000 Americans [...]
Are U.S. News & World Report Hospital Rankings Accurate?
Readers of Fredericksburg.com challenged the announcement that Mary Washington Hospital and its new ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The Fredericksburg hospital as the sixth-best hospital in Virginia with eight “high performing” specialties one of which is Geriatrics. “Over the last several years, Mary Washington has dropped most of its geriatrics services. However, it remains a minority partner with Dantra Healthcare in the Senior Care Geriatric Medical Center in Spotsylvania. The private practice opened in 2011. Dr. Samuel Umesegha, [...]
Doctor teaches elderly how to navigate their health in new guide
In “Aging, Health Care and You!: A Doctor’s Personal Prescription for Understanding and Improving Your Health Care” (ISBN 1470061945), Dr. Martin S. Finkelstein has penned an informative book that helps seniors adjust to the medical realities of aging in America. “In today’s health care system, office or clinic visits may allow patients only 10-15 minutes of face-time with the doctor,” says Finkelstein. “This is far too little time to address the multiple complex medical problems that confound the elderly.” Finkelstein [...]
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