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Discharge From Hospital to Skilled Nursing Can Have Long-Term Consequences
@Photodisc, Getty Images A national study has shown that being hospitalized for a stroke or hip fracture can lead to long-term institutionalization in a nursing home. Direct discharge to a skilled nursing facility put patients at “extremely high risk” of needing long-term nursing home care. Researchers at the University of...
Being Your Own Patient Advocate
@Comstoc, Getty Images Joe and Teresa Graedon’s book “Top Screwups Doctors Make and How to Avoid Them” is an acknowledgment that serious mistakes are made at every hospital in America on a daily basis. Its genesis started with their own nightmare involving Joe’s mother’s care in an NC hospital.The Graedon’s...
NCOA Offers Money Tips for Seniors
@ James Worrel, Getty Images The National Council on Aging offers these money tips for seniors. Not bad for you and me either!Current Expenses Compile all of your current obligations.æ Examine if you have the most cost-effective plan for you and/or if all plans are still relevant. Consult with a...
Does Caffeine Reduce Depression?
@David Emmite, Getty Images According to the Huffington Post (HP), a Harvard Nurse’s Health Study that looked at caffeine’s effect on depression in over 50,000 women who worked in healthcare showed that women who consumed two to three cups of caffeinated coffee per day were 15 percent less likely to...
IPAD Benefits Dementia Patients
So Easy A Senior Can Do ItGetty Images One Florida nursing home has found that use of Apple’s iPad 2 rejuvenates memory, motor and social skills of the facility’s dementia residents. Health Central Park, located in Winter Garden, FL, has seen its memory care residents become more engaged in activities...