Dr. Namita Seth Mohta highlights our Aging and Illness work in this The New York Times article about the importance of communication and planning with aging parents.
A new resource index aims offers support for primary care clinicians diagnosing dementia Diagnosing dementia is hard. Early cognitive changes can be subtle, and it’s a difficult subject for clinicians to bring up with their patients. For primary care clinicians, short appointment times and ever-growing to-do lists make recognizing the need and initiating these conversations… Continue reading The Right Tool(kit) for Your Job: Indexing Dementia Diagnosis Resources
Our Eldercare Team’s published results in JAMDA from their 6-month pilot in 2 rural nursing homes to assess feasibility, acceptability, and utility of the Wellbeing Toolkit.
Purposeful care for meaningful living As the US population ages, the need for compassionate, person-centered care is more urgent than ever. More than 62 million Americans are over the age of 65, and that number continues to grow. With age comes new health challenges — nearly one in three Americans live with a chronic illness,… Continue reading NAVIGATING AGING & ILLNESS