Moderate Drinking Might Reduce Dementia But I Don’t Remember

@Andersen Ross, Getty Images The occasional glass of wine might actually reduce the risk of dementia,Œæ Loyola University’s Chicago Stritch School of Medicine analyzed 143 studies conducted since 1977 and found that moderate alcohol consumption is linked to a lower risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of...

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For Profits and Private Investor Nursing Homes Have More Deficiencies

The Government Accountability Office, examining whether the quality of care in a nursing home suffers after an acquisition, found that nursing homes owned by private investors and other types of for-profit operators had more total deficiencies than homes run by public companies. The report found that on average,ξ privately owned...

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Boomers Lack Care Plan for Parents

As reported in USA Today, Home Instead Senior Care surveyed 600 adults ages 45 to 65, and found: äó¢ 31% don’t know how many medications their parents take. äó¢ 34% don’t know whether their parents have a safe deposit box or where the key is. äó¢ 36% don’t know where...

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Antidepressants Drugs – Some Better Than Others

@Photodisc Elderly patients being treated for depression may fare better with older antidepressants rather than newer, more popular antidepressants such as Effexor and Prozac. Researchers say that while newer SSRIs drugs are generally safe and effective, there have been fewer studies testing their safety.ξ SSRIs, which include Celexa, Paxil and...

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Some Boomers Set, Others Not for Retirement

Olivia Mitchell, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and executive director of the Pension Research Council says äóìboomers are not all created equal.äó According to Mitchell, many older boomers still have a defined benefit pension plan, probably some decent retiree medical insurance and Social Security....

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New CMS Site Aggregates Compare Tools

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Quality Care Finder designed to help beneficiaries and their caregivers find better health care options.ξ It is really an aggregation of tools they already had in place now put into one place for easy finding. You can Get contact information for...

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Elderly Women With Sleep Apnea at Higher Risk for Dementia

@Comstock, Getty Images Elderly women with sleep apnea had an 85% higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or dementia than elderly women without sleep apnea according to researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. They studied 298 women, roughly a third were diagnosed with sleep-disordered breathing. The average...

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Sociable, Collaborative Encouraging Couple Do Better On Memory Tasks

New research indicates that couples who are sociable, collaborative and encouraging did better on the memory tasks. This collaborative approach in social interactions could be a key to memory retention and independent living later in life. Researchers hypothesized that social partners can serve as useful external memory aids, particularly in...

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It’s In The Genes

@Kathy Quirk-Syvertse, Getty Images Genes may be more likely to increase longevity than diet, exercise, smoking and drinking. Researchers asked 466 people over age 95 about their lifestyles, body mass index, and other habits around smoking, drinking, physical activity and food.ξ The group was compared against 3,164 people who had...

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