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Program Helps Senior Citizens Live at Home and Stay Out of the Nursing Home
Geisinger Health System’s Living Independently for Elders (LIFE) program provides medical care, therapy, adult day activities, and home visits for elderly patients who meet the medical criteria for a nursing home admission.
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Following Seniors After Discharge Slashes Readmission Rates
Readmission rates dropped from 19.9% to 13.5% when Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas launched a program to follow up with elderly patients hospitalized with pneumonia, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Emergency Department Is Tailor-made to Meet the Needs of Older Patients
At St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, MI, patients 65 or older are treated in an ED staffed by clinicians with geriatric training, and equipped with non-skid floors, pressure-reducing mattresses, and tools to help with impaired hearing and low vision.
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A Few Extra Minutes With Seniors May Help Avoid a Readmission
Preparing older patients to manage when they are discharged to home is a process that takes time and patience.
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Regular Interventions May Not Work With Senior Citizens
Remember that elderly patients have accomplished a lot. They’ve worked their entire lives, raised families, and made contributions to society. Case managers should show them the respect they deserve, experts say.
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Get Ready for the Next Wave of Patients: Aging Baby Boomers
The baby boomer population is growing older and the healthcare system must adjust to accommodate their needs and reactions, which are different from those of younger patients.
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Neurologic Complications of Checkpoint Inhibitors
Anti-programmed death 1 antibodies (checkpoint inhibitors) have become a mainstay in the treatment of many types of cancers, and now are known to cause frequent neuromuscular adverse effects that can cause severe disability or death if not recognized or treated promptly.
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Systemic Immune Activation and the Course of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Activation of the immune system has been recognized in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and immune activation may influence the course of the disease and the speed of progression.
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Optimizing Brain Oxygen in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
In a Phase II, single-blind, randomized, multicenter trial, the use of intraparenchymal brain tissue oxygenation monitoring reduced brain tissue hypoxia in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.