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Sleep Disturbance in ALF Residents Associated With Declining Functional Status and Quality of Life and Increased Depression, Stu
A growing number of older adults who have difficulty living independently, but don’t require the full range of services that nursing homes (NHs) provide, are moving to assisted living facilities (ALFs). While residents of ALFs are typically higher functioning and more independent than NH residents, research suggests that ALF residents are at a very vulnerable point in their lives: They run a high risk of loss of function that could ultimately lead to their placement in NHs.
Why I'm a Member of the American Geriatrics Society
I joined the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) more than a decade ago. I’ve been a member of AGS' Program Committee, and its Education Committee. I was also the first formal liaison between AGS and the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP), of which I'm also a member.
I think one of the AGS' strengths is that it’s multidisciplinary. It's the umbrella organization for all providers in the field.
Both the networking opportunities that AGS membership affords and the aging policy advocacy work that AGS does are centrally important to me. Mental health issues are alway
“Overweight” Older Adults Run a Lower 10-Year Risk of Death Than “Normal Weight” Peers, Finds New Study Questioning Weight Guide
Roughly two-thirds of American adults are “overweight” or “obese” by World Health Organization (WHO) standards, which defines these terms, along with “normal weight” and “underweight,” based on body mass index (BMI).
While studies have found that younger adults who meet the WHO criteria for “overweight” and “obese” run higher risks of serious health problems and mortality than their “normal weight” cohorts, whether the same is true of older adults has been less clear. Some research, in fact, has suggested that being overweight in later life may lower mortality
Rates of Late-Life Mental Illness Appear to Vary More Than Expected Among Ethnic Groups
While research suggests that adults from ethnic minority groups may be less susceptible to depression and other mental illnesses than non-Latino white adults, much of this research has focused on younger—not older—people. Determining whether older adults from certain ethnic groups are at higher risk of depression and other mental health problems is increasingly important; older members of ethnic minority groups now make up the fastest growing segment of the senior population.
Fortunately, research by a team led by Daniel E. Jimenez, PhD of Dartmouth Medical School sheds new light on t
Why I’m a Member of the American Geriatrics Society
Ijoined the American Geriatrics Society in the early ‘90s. Since 1992, I’ve chaired the Geriatric Medicine Test Committee that writes the test for the certificate of added qualifications in geriatrics for the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Family Medicine. There were several AGS members on the committee, and I learned about the Society through them. I became interested after hearing about the opportunities for continuing education in geriatrics that AGS provided.
I practice in a rural area, and the opportunities for continuing education—especially in geriatr
Why I’m a Member of the American Geriatrics Society
I have been a member of AGS since I was a geriatrics fellow. If you are in geriatrics, becoming a member is extremely beneficial.
I have not been able to attend many of the AGS Annual Meetings—it’s difficult for me to take a week off from my busy practice—but I have attended two meetings, and they have been really great. I attended one as a fellow, and in 2007 I went and presented a poster.
As an AGS member, I have found a great deal of collegiality and camaraderie among the membership. Among other benefits, AGS has helped me find a network of young people in geriatrics, and this
Proposed Healthcare Reforms Would Enhance Care of Older Adults
These days, the biggest issue facing those of us who care for older adults is healthcare reform—and especially what’s in store for Medicare.
From a clinician’s point of view, it’s essential that reforms ensure that the growing number of older adults have access to high-quality, cost-effective care. To do so, reform provisions must do several things. They must address worsening nationwide shortages of geriatricians and other geriatrics healthcare providers. Given the growing numbers of older patients, reforms must expand training for geriatrics professionals and vigorously re
Treatment of Chronic and Persistent Pain in Older Persons
Functional limitations, which are typically a result of chronic health problems, are increasingly common with advancing age. For this reason, they’re often viewed as an inevitable part of aging. However, as Covinsky and colleagues1 point out in a recent study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), there is significant variation in functional ability among older people. “Some are free of functional limitations even into their 90’s while others develop significant functional limitations well before ages that would be considered “old,”” they note in their study “P
Why I’m a Member of the American Geriatrics Society
Ijoined the American Geriatrics Society for several reasons. First, AGS was, and is, the organization that provides me with the most up-to-date, pertinent and relevant information about geriatrics research, education, practice and models of care. AGS is my center for knowledge and understanding of geriatrics.
Secondly, AGS was and is the center of my peer networking. It’s an organization of likeminded people who understand what I do.
Thirdly, AGS is an important agent for crucial public policy change. Participating in public policy advocacy to improve older adults’ access to quality
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