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New work using #NSOC Irani et al. @gnjournal Resilience as a moderator of role overload & sleep disturbance among caregivers of persons w/dementia "Role overload is positively associated w/sleep disturbance among caregivers of persons w/dementia." doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.…
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The power of #humor is real. Studies show that humor helps release tension, decreases levels of stress hormones, lowers blood pressure, and even strengthens the immune system. Which means, humor can make a real difference in a patient's day. Read more: caringfortheages.com/article…
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Today, @AmerGeriatrics published a new framework for understanding the intersection of structural racism and ageism in healthcare in @AGSJournal #geriatrics #equity #ageism Read more: ow.ly/3qWI50LfGxU
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JAGS@AGSJournal1 Oct 2022
Age-adapted eGFR thresholds underestimate the risks beyond kidney failure associated with CKD in older populations. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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(1/5) How can we tackle turnover in healthcare? A new @gnjournal publication by @F_Falzarano @DrRobynStone and collaborators at @LeadingAge explains: 🧵
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JAGS@AGSJournal17 Aug 2022
Is every day at home a good day? Questions that need to be asked to ensure that increasing days at home results in improvements in quality of life, not merely a change in setting and services. #geriatrics #HAPC agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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@PennPARC Reserach Associate Pamela Cacchione (@AgingSense) discusses "The relationship between sensory loss and health literacy in older adults: A systematic review" in Geriatric Nursing (@gnjournal) #aging #healthliteracy #nursing #visionloss doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.…
Penn LDI@PennLDI26 Jul 2022
As the population ages & more adults begin to experience sensory loss, how can our health system better respond to their needs? See more about the impact of sensory loss on health literacy from LDI Fellows Laura Wallace & Pamela Cacchion (@agingsense1): pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3577…
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JAGS@AGSJournal8 Jul 2022
In this study, participants who enrolled in a 24-month moderate intensity physical activity intervention had similar frailty trajectories and clinically meaningful changes in frailty index to participants in the health education group. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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JAMDA@JAMDAcom17 Jun 2022
Rushing of physical or social care tasks by care aides was associated with reports of more responsive behaviors from residents. Rushed care is a critical but largely neglected quality issue in nursing homes, for both residents and care aides. #LTC doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2021…
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Steven Buslovich, MD, CMD saw the hospital readmission rate for post-acute patients drop by more than half in one of his facilities after he instituted a process for assessing #frailty upon admission. Read more in this issue: caringfortheages.com/article…
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“The impact of loneliness is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day,” notes Mamata Yanamadala, MD, MBBS. Read more about the importance of the social determinants of health in this issue: caringfortheages.com/article… @MamataDuke #HealthForAll
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A comprehensive set of consensus principles on medication management in frail older people has won the @JAMDAcom 2022 Morley Award for its relevance and impact on practice and policy in #PALTC. Read an interview with the researchers caringfortheages.com/article…
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Unseen biases are a significant problem in medicine. How can we become aware of our biases, reduce the potential for making bad decisions, and acknowledge and even learn from our mistakes? Learn more from Travis Neill in this issue: caringfortheages.com/article…
Image of brain with a quote from Travis Neill, PA-C, MMS, that says "Because cognitive dissonance is uncomfortable, a good gauge of whether bias is playing a role in the new information you receive is whether it feels good or uncomfortable. We can improve our decisions by seeking this discomfort and learning to accept it."

ALT Image of brain with a quote from Travis Neill, PA-C, MMS, that says "Because cognitive dissonance is uncomfortable, a good gauge of whether bias is playing a role in the new information you receive is whether it feels good or uncomfortable. We can improve our decisions by seeking this discomfort and learning to accept it."

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What is resident-to-resident mistreatment and how can it be prevented and handled? Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Galik offers five key elements to keep residents safe—especially as we see resident numbers slowly increasing, and with them, rising tensions. caringfortheages.com/article…
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JAGS@AGSJournal2 Apr 2022
Older nursing home residents with type 2 diabetes are frequently overtreated and often do not have glucose lowering medications appropriately deintensifed. #deprescribing #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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It's #LGBTQHealth week and today is dedicated to #aging. In honor, we want to re-share this @Caring4theAges article on creating a #LGBTQ-friendly environment in long-term care settings: caringfortheages.com/article… And stay tuned for more in our October #DEI issue! @Health_LGBTQ
National Coalition for LGBTQ Health 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@Health_LGBTQ25 Mar 2022
As the 20th National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week comes to a close, we want to remind you to LIVE OUT LOUD, LIVE OUT PROUD, and LIVE OUTSPOKEN for #LGBTQ health equity and care that is affirming, accessible and inclusive
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JAGS@AGSJournal7 Mar 2022
Medical student-led social phone calls with elder mistreatment victims: Changes in loneliness, depression, and perspectives of aging. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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The opioid crisis affects older adults too, particularly non-Hispanic Black men, a new study finds jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…. Our most recent issue offers insight into the importance of opioid stewardship in long-term care: doi.org/10.1016/j.carage.202…
Ian Kremer@LEAD_Coalition2 Mar 2022
In America’s Aging Adults, Soaring Opioid Overdose Deaths beingpatient.com/opioid-olde… #pain #opioids #addiction
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JAGS@AGSJournal22 Feb 2022
More than one-third of individuals with dementia died in nursing homes in 2016–2018, and individuals with dementia were less likely to die in a home or community setting or acute care hospitals compared with individuals without dementia. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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Julian Mutz
@julianmutz28 Jan 2022
Study by Ji et al in @gnjournal buff.ly/3GXaiKK Frailty associated with ⬆️ depressive symptoms Association between frailty & depressive symptoms ↘️ with age Similar to our observations regarding age-related physiological changes in depression buff.ly/3KLOMLg
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