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Staying Safe as Your City Reopens: Friends and Neighbors May be Resuming...
Cities and counties across the country are beginning to ease or even end the regulations that closed stores, restaurants, businesses, services, and schools back in March 2020. But adults 65 years and...
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Cancer Prevention and Screening for Older Adults
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Improved cancer screening and treatment, along with much lower rates of tobacco use, have led to a decrease in cancer diagnoses and deaths....
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Skin Diseases are Common in Older Adults
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary As we age, our skin changes in ways that can make it more prone to disease. That’s because older skin is less oily, less elastic, and...
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In Japan, Driving Skill Training for Older Drivers Enhances Safety
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary More older adults in the US are driving than ever before, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In fact, 56...
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Importance of Preventing Delirium in Hospitalized Older Adults
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Though fever and respiratory problems are typically the most common symptoms of COVID-19, worrisome neurologic symptoms also occur in older...
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Delirium Screening in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Delirium and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) can play a role in the mental decline of older adults who enter skilled nursing...
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Critical Support: Nursing Homes Need Our Action NOW
Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Advisor for Aging, Institute for Healthcare Improvement This editorial is the work of four authors: two registered nurses with PhDs, one of whom is a former...
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For Older Adults, Preventing Flu is Key to Lessening Disability Risks
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary We tend to think of the flu as an illness that people recover from within a relatively short time. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case...
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Hearing and Vision Loss May Speed Development of Cognitive Problems
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Cognitive decline ranges in severity from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). It is marked...
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Physical Activity Reduces Your Risk for Falls
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Experiencing a fall is one of the most common accidents older adults face: Each year, one-third of people over the age of 65 will fall. Half...
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