Safety Measures: How Safe Are You As A Hospital Patient?
May 18, 2022
No one wants to be admitted to a hospital unless it’s absolutely necessary. Between the often long waits in the emergency department, the lack of privacy, and the onslaught of professionals coming in and out of your hospital room, it’s usually not a pleasant experience. Sometimes there’s no choice: a…
Check This Out: Elizabeth Bailey, Author Of The Best Selling Book, The Patient’s Checklist, Is Now An agebuzz Guest Blogger!
May 12, 2021
You may know her best as the author of the New York Time’s best-seller, The Patient’s Checklist: 10 Simple Hospital Checklists To Keep You Safe, Sane And Organized. She’s an expert on everything you need to consider if you or a loved one becomes hospitalized. But writer Elizabeth Bailey also…
Vanishing Act: What Happened To Those Of Us With Non-COVID Medical Needs?
May 6, 2020
Perhaps one of the biggest mysteries of the coronavirus outbreak has nothing to do with the virus itself, but rather what may be “collateral damage” from the pandemic: that is, patients who need important non-COVID-19 medical care but are not showing up at physician’s offices or hospitals. Given the guidance…
Aging Out Of Options: Will Your Age Prevent You From Accessing Needed Medical Care?
March 25, 2020
Certainly, there’s nothing new about ageism in our society. Bias against older individuals, and treating seniors as second class citizens, is something many of us have experienced as we’ve entered our later years. Perhaps what’s new, however, is the public airing of attitudes that were previously kept private, due to…
Hospital Prep: Be Prepared If You Need A Hospital Stay
March 11, 2020
No doubt few of us like to think about being admitted to a hospital. But in today’s environment, when the health of potentially thousands of older adults is at risk, it’s important to consider what a hospitalization can do to an older patient, even one in relatively good health prior…
State of Emergency: Hospitals Establishing Geriatric Emergency Centers
February 22, 2019
Emergency departments (ED) are hardly ever tranquil. But for senior citizens, the ED can be overwhelming and, in many cases, can actually do more harm than good. Many seniors are vulnerable and do not have the stamina to wait in an emergency department, where it’s not uncommon to wait an…