BACKGROUND: Older persons frequently experience a decline in function following an acute medical illness and hospitalization. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that a multicomponent intervention, called Acute Care for Elders (ACE), will improve…
This century will bring an explosion in the geriatric population aged 65 and older, with those over 80 the fastest growing group. Falls, vehicle collisions, burns, and abuse are traumatic events that our geriatric patients may be susceptible to and…
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common disorder with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly for older adults. Risk factors include comorbid conditions commonly found in older patients as well as immunocompromising conditions such…
This article describes a 2-year collaborative project in Cleveland, OH, that improved the reporting and management of potential and suspected elder abuse situations involving persons with dementia. Educational curricula for cross-training, screening…
The Acute Care for Elders (ACE) model of care is a multicomponent intervention that improves outcomes for older patients hospitalized for acute medical illnesses. Likewise, stroke units improve outcomes for patients with acute stroke, yet the…
Objective: To determine the effect of age on the response to anti-arrhythmic drugs. Design: Randomized controlled trial comparing particular drugs. Setting: Multi-institutional (The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial, CAST). Participants: 2,371…
The eyelids, essential to protecting and cleansing the eye, are a common site for a range of disorders affecting older adults. Some of the e are benign and some serious, with the most clinically important being suspicious lid lesions that may harbor…
The eyelids provide a vital function in protecting and cleansing the eye but are also the source of numerous disorders and complaints in your older patients. Clinically, the most important of these problems are suspicious lid lesions that may harbor…
