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Culture an important factor in ‘successful’ aging
What is “successful” aging? According to experts at this week’s Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Conference, it depends on…
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Data on special dementia care units released
A new data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics compares residential care communities with and without special dementia care units in 2010.…
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New models of caring for frail elderly needed, expert says
Older Americans can live in comfortable health, without needless treatment – and we can save money in the process, but…
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New data breaks down who uses hospice care
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization just issued a new report on trends in hospice care use in 2011…
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Demand for home-based health care expected to rise
In what seems like typical Washington double-speak, home health care is being held up by policy makers as an ideal…
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Senate committee brings together cross-disciplinary aging researchers
Leaders of some of the top aging research programs in the U.S. discussed the challenges and frustrations surrounding aging research…
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Shared wisdom: Balancing privacy concerns when writing about family
Writer Janice Lynch Schuster has featured family members and herself in articles about health issues, such as her grandmother’s cognitive…
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Sleep duration, quality may impact Alzheimer’s
How much and how well older adults sleep may be associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in…
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Big regional differences seen in spending, use of Medicare Part D drugs
A new report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project documents the wide variations of use of drug therapies by Medicare patients…
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CMS: Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15 as planned
With much of the attention focused on the Affordable Care Act and health exchanges this past week, it’s easy to…