Seniors homelessness is burgeoning dilemma

BOSTON: City councillors are to look at options ranging from micro-housing to designated camping areas to provide alternatives to homeless seniors sleeping in parks.

Councillors will also consider quadrupling council’s 2015 contribution to affordable housing to $1 million from the current $250,000, and directed staff Read More »

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Five ways to reduce medications in skilled nursing home environments

SAN DIEGO: The management objective of all long term care residences is to reduce or obviate the use of prescribed medicines. Here are five techniques to assist this outcome.

2. Effective consultant pharmacist utilization: Communities and physicians should embrace the expertise of consultant pharmacists. Many Read More »

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Novel program keeps dementia patients and frontline staff safe

NEW ORLEANS: An interdisciplinary pilot program effectively deals with behavioral disturbances arising from delirium, dementia, or other mental illnesses in hospitalized older adults ― while keeping both the patients and frontline clinicians safe, new research shows.

Within 2 years of implementing the Safe Patients/Safe Staff Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The two hundred and eighth entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

The shipping container unit is the most beautiful home Marnie Crassweller has ever lived in.

The Vancouver resident has been asked many times what it’s like “living Read More »

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