by Carol Bradley Bursack, Editor-in-Chief
March 5th, 2011 at 3:06 am
Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) has been on my radar for quite awhile. Who or what is NICHE? I’ll let the organization speak to that:
“Started in 1992, Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) is the only national geriatric initiative to improve the care of older hospitalized adults. The NICHE program comprises nearly 300 hospitals throughout North America. NICHE is a program of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University College of Nursing.”
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Tags: emergency rooms | NICHE | seniors
by Carol Bradley Bursack, Editor-in-Chief
February 22nd, 2011 at 4:43 am
Much of what we read in the news is about how to care for our aging elders, many of whom are living their last years sadly diminished.
However, there are remarkable exceptions. Our culture tends to ignore the fact that many people do age well and remain productive citizens until the end. A PBS documentary that will air early March, titled “Over 90 and Loving it,” shows people living lives of a quality that flies in the face of the stereotype.
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Tags: aging | documentary | PBS
by Carol Bradley Bursack, Editor-in-Chief
February 18th, 2011 at 3:07 am
Nearly fifteen years ago, a surgeon inserted a shunt into my dad’s brain to drain fluid that was building up behind scar tissue left from a World War II brain injury. This type of surgery is fairly safe and effective, if any brain surgery falls into that category. However, for Dad, something went wrong. He came out of surgery with severe dementia.
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by Kathryn Kilpatrick, M.A. CCC/SLP
February 16th, 2011 at 4:27 am
Many older adults experience limitations in their vision and these problems can vary from needing larger print to a marked decrease in their ability to read any written materials. This can be a very difficult adjustment especially if a person had a pastime relying on good vision.
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Tags: compensatory strategies | Vision loss
by Kathryn Kilpatrick, M.A. CCC/SLP
February 14th, 2011 at 3:06 am
All of us enjoy a good conversation with someone who is also a good listener. Sometimes the most meaningful visit is one where a person just comes to spend some time talking about whatever topic comes up. If a person has a hearing loss, there are some challenges which can impact participation in those conversations as well as any activities.
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