No Place Like Home: “Unhoused” At Age 66
October 6, 2016
While the debate about “aging in place” versus entering a facility is raging in many policy circles, a perhaps more disturbing headline about senior housing gets little public attention: the number of homeless seniors. Fully ⅓ of homeless Americans are over the age of 50. Imagine the usual aches, pains…
Hospital Hazard: Mental Status Changes In Older Hospital Patients
June 2, 2016
It’s not uncommon for caregivers to be concerned about mental status changes in their hospitalized older relatives. Hospitals are highly artificial environments that can turn normal routines upside down: sleep is disrupted, strangers come and go, medications may be abruptly altered, all leading to disorientation, confusion and delirium in older…