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frailty
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Covering the annual ‘holiday check in’ on aging relatives
Family gatherings during the holidays are an ideal time for adult children to assess the well being of aging parents and…
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Study indicates that frailty differs by region, income, race
Geography, race and income matter when it comes to frailty, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School…
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Frailty affects quality of life, makes seniors more vulnerable
The term “frailty” seems to be practically synonymous with aging. And while it’s true that adults naturally have a gradual…
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Project addresses readmission concerns by focusing on the frail
A new project is addressing the special concerns of frail elderly hospital patients in an attempt to help prevent lengthy…
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New findings on frailty challenge assumptions
We often accept frailty, with its depleted energy and general wearing down of the body, as an inevitable part of…