prions.......

'Harmless' prion protein linked to Alzheimer's disease this looks promising , at least for mice.

infection control in Canadian LTC.

...this is not very encouraging.......Infection control at nursing homes found lacking: study

medical and nursing staff in NS long term care falls short

........N.S. nursing home inspections find staff shortages, patient risks

mounting evidence of harm

.......becoming harder to justify use.............

The dementia antipsychotic withdrawal trial (DART-AD): long-term follow-up of a randomised placebo-controlled trial

pressure ulcers in 2004

....according to CDC, 11% of LTC residents had a pressure ulcer, most commonly stage 2......

Nursing home pressure ulcer rates topped 11% in 2004, new report finds



Pressure Ulcers Among Nursing Home Residents: United States, 2004

the rising use of sensors; a New York Times slideshow

.............technology for the elderly

the words we use

.......changing the language people use won't change attitudes, will it?


'Elderly' no longer acceptable word for older people

help for the 'annoyingly cheerful'

...........Depressant Drug

use it or lose it......

well, according to a study ( to be published) in JAGS , mental exercise , an hour a day , five days a week for eight weeks, can double processing speed. 240 volunteers all 65+

Mayo Clinic Research Shows That Improving Brain Processing Speed Helps Memory

PACE ( programs of all inclusive care for the elderly)

this one in North Carolina


PACE helps ease demands on adult caregivers

bombs

surely made up?

Doctor with ties to nursing home controversy a victim in car bombing

New capacity in Saskatchewan

economic stimulus, perhaps?

Saskatchewan government promises to build 13 new long-term care facilities

what one star looks like

Misery: Inside a 1-star nursing home

Irish and old in New York

.....old social networks dissolve in the mists of time. Are they 'far from home', does 50-60 years of making a home for themselves not count for something?


Growing old far from home

what will it take to politicize this issue?

Care reform is 'too difficult' for Tories

MedSeek

...transfer of information , I don't know why it has taken so long..........

Discharge process lauded by long-term care facility

a good education , good for cognitive function but not so good against rate of decline

well, scientists may well have long debated whether aging and memory loss tend to have a lesser affect on highly educated people but in practice you're hooped regardless of your level of education once the disease gets a foothold. Sadly

Education may not slow memory loss: study