Roscoe Nicholson
Reaction to Emotional Events & Mortality
An increasing amount of evidence suggests that our emotional lives can have a significant impact on health outcomes. A recent study suggests that it is…
From Dementia Capable to Dementia Positive
In discussions of how to address the public health challenge of dementia, three concepts emerge: dementia capable, dementia friendly, and dementia positive. Each of these…
Re-imagining Long-Term Care
Robert Kane from the University of Minnesota’s Division of Health Management and Policy recently published “A New Long-Term Care Manifesto,” in which he argues for…
Advance Care Planning & Its Impact on Surviving Family Members (and Hospitals)
The keynote address at the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association’s 2015 annual conference featured Bernard Hammes, PhD, the director of Respecting Choices at Gundersen Health System…
Computerized Brain Training: What Works & What Doesn’t
Hot on the heels of the Stanford Center on Longevity and Max Planck Center for Human Development’s recommendations concerning computer-based cognitive training, a group of…
Sensors & Sensibility: How In-Home Sensors Monitor Older Adults’ Everyday Abilities
It’s 2015 and sensors are everywhere! Fitbits, Apple Watches, and sleep monitors abound. For those of us who like to keep track of our every…
Factors in Care Satisfaction Scores—Is It Personal?
Maximizing the satisfaction of older adults is a primary concern of today’s care providers, and great efforts are taken to provide older adults with care…
Plugging the Gap for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: How the Villages Initiative Picks Up Where Policy Falls Short
Increasingly, public policy attention is focusing on meeting the health needs of older adults aging in place. However, this population has a number of other…
Surprising Differences for Caregivers on the Relationship between Depression & Disability
A number of studies have demonstrated that depression symptoms and disability increase the risk of each other, but new research comparing caregivers and noncaregivers digs…
New Prescription for Improved Physician-Patient Communication: Empathy
The relationship between patient and physician is one that becomes more important as adults get older and begin to approach later life. Aside from a…
Multidimensional Programs Have Brain Benefits, Even for At-Risk Older Adults
Multiple areas of lifestyle have been associated with reduced risk of cognitive decline in older adults, which suggests that multidimensional programs for older adults aimed…
A Closer Look at Which Social Activities Have the Greatest Cognitive Benefit
Accumulating research continues to show that social activity has a positive benefit on health and well-being, and multiple longitudinal studies have shown that more socially…
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