Senior Care Blog

In my past two blog postings I have talked about some recent warnings from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that concern me as a geriatric care manager, and they should concern caregivers and the elders in their charge...

In the first of my present series of postings on recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warnings, I had talked about new evidence of long term health risks from some pain medications that are available both in prescription and...

Within the past two weeks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a number of warnings that concern me as a geriatric care manager, and they should concern caregivers and the elders in their charge as well.  The...

According to research reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, approximately one in five Medicare beneficiaries discharged from a hospital will end up back in the hospital within thirty days.  It usually is for the same reason they...

I have written in past postings about some of the interactions between medicines that older adults may see if they are placed on multiple medications for their multiple ailments.  But it is not just interactions that should get our...

Because health care – particularly long term care – can be expensive for elders and others with special needs, it is critical that anyone looking for Medicaid qualification take action before June 14, 2011.  As a geriatric care manager,...

In this posting, I have invited Julie Northcutt, President of Caregiverlist.com, a company that uses new technology to deliver objective and comprehensive information and helps families select the right senior care.  I have asked her to talk to us...

I have written in other postings about how “staying active” can be tremendously important for older adults or others with special needs.  Everyone – no matter what their age – can be active, and it does not even require...