Elder Care

Magazine articles on caring for elders, and their special health issues.

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Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Schroeder et al.	Long-Term Care Redefined As clients live longer, they increasingly need forms of assistance that aren't adequately covered by long-term-care insurance, and the cost of such assistance could easily torpedo the best-laid retirement and estate plans.
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Ilana Polyak	Aging Matters Welcome to the new world of financial advice, where planners aren't just tending to clients' portfolios and income distribution models anymore, they're also looking out for their health -- or at least making sure that someone is.
American Journal of Nursing March 2008 Evans & Cotter	Avoiding Restraints in Patients with Dementia Understanding, prevention, and management are the keys to reducing restraint use.
American Journal of Nursing February 2008 DiMaria-Ghalili & Guenter	The Mini Nutritional Assessment This tool can identify malnutrition in older adults before changes in biochemistry or weight are evident.
American Journal of Nursing January 2008 Fick & Mion	How to Try This: Delirium Superimposed on Dementia Delirium is common in older adults who have dementia, but too often nurses confuse the symptoms of delirium with those of dementia and it goes unrecognized and untreated. Delirium can signal a serious underlying condition such as infection or dehydration.
American Journal of Nursing January 2008 Maslow & Mezey	Recognition of Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults Recognition of Dementia in Hospitalized Older Adults proposes several approaches that hospital nurses can use to increase recognition of dementia. This article describes the Try This approaches, how to implement them, and how to incorporate them into a hospital's current admission procedures.
Investment Advisor December 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	Care Givers Smart advisors are offering financial gerontology services to clients and their families, and are getting increased client satisfaction and referrals in return.
Registered Rep. November 19, 2007 John Churchill	Elderly Care Double What You Think, Study Says Past estimates of out-of-pocket costs related to caring for an aging or ailing parent or spouse underestimate reality, according to a study.
American Journal of Nursing November 2007 Nancy A. Stotts	How to Try This: Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk An assessment tool to predict the risk of pressure ulcers in the elderly.
American Journal of Nursing October 2007 Terry Fulmer	How to Try This: Fulmer SPICES Fulmer SPICES is a framework for assessing older adults. This assessment, done regularly, can lead to the prevention and treatment of common conditions.
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