the cost of the pandemic

GDP expected to drop by 5.5% or three quarters of a trillion dollars with the influenza pandemic

Study: Flu outbreak in U.S. could spark recession

online meds

Pills bought online likely killed B.C. woman

Duragesic

watch out!
Nursing home resident suffered narcotic overdose, suit claims

wandering

An interesting literature review on WANDA

A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent wandering in dementia and evaluation of the ethical implications and acceptability of their use

drop in nursing home deaths

A story out of Saskatoon of a fall in LTC deaths resulting in an acute care log jam

Backlog of patients costly for health region

pain in the older patient

A report released yesterday described 2 out of 5 residents of nursing homes surveyed in the UK were in constant pain. The report from the Patients Association is called Pain in Older People - A Hidden Problem

Care-home residents suffering in silence

fire in Russian nursing home

Inferno at nursing home in Russia kills at least 62 people

DNR

seems incredible by today's standards

The Knucklehead of the Day award

pain

Evelyn Williams and colleagues at Sunnybrook and their work on managing pain in LTC

Reducing chronic pain for residents in long term care

weekend MIs

don't get sick on the weekend. A small but significant difference in mortality compared to weekday admissions.

Weekend versus Weekday Admission and Mortality from Myocardial Infarction

under diagnosis and treatment

minority populations often underrecognize Alzheimer's disease according to this survey out of Florida

Alzheimer's in minorities often goes untreated

senior's housing

A blog entry on seniors housing. Co-housing, common areas, Green House model etc

The brave new world of senior housing

Down's syndrome

hand in hand with age

A cruel, dual blow for special patients

music therapy

an interview with a music therapist working with dementia patients

Music and mental life: the state of art therapy today

residents moved out of centre

City seniors face ouster

side rails

Two stories today on side rails. One a report on an entrapment involving a siderail and the other an article in JAGS reporting on the success of an intervention to reduce side rail use in nursing homes.


Suffocation at nursing home under inquiry

Consequences of an Intervention to Reduce Restrictive Side Rail Use in Nursing Homes

Dr Muriel Gillick

This well known physician writes a wonderful blog

Perspectives On Aging

end of life in dementia

a useful little page for families dealing with end stage disease from the Mayo Clinic

Anticipating end-of-life needs of people with Alzheimer's disease

Sir William Osler

written by a former resident of the town of Osler SK

Sir William Osler and Long Term Care

morphine and end of life care

An editorial from Dr Claud Regnard in today's BMJ dispels some myths associated with the use of morphine as a drug that hastens death. The double effect card has been overplayed.

Using morphine to hasten death is a myth, says doctor

C diff outbreak

Toronto is experiencing a C diff outbreak that has been linked to the same strain that Quebec experienced claiming 2,000 lives.

C. difficile strikes southern Ontario; one case linked to Quebec outbreak

Carewest news

Carewest looking to be involved in long term care