Injuries associated with hospitalization are more common in older (≥ 65 years) than in
younger patients (< 65 years), and they may be more severe and more often preventable …

PURPOSE: The ability to identify prevalent cases of diagnosed diabetes is crucial to
monitoring preventative care practices and health outcomes among persons with diagnosed …

Background and aims. Sarcopenia has been indicated as a reliable marker of frailty and
poor prognosis among the oldest individuals. At present, there are no data on sarcopenia in …

Context.—Cancer pain can be relieved with pharmacological agents as indicated by the
World Health Organization (WHO). All too frequently pain management is reported to be …

Background Aims of the present study are the following: 1. to describe the rationale and
methodology of the Services and Health for Elderly in Long TERm care (SHELTER) study, a …

Nursing home care is currently a two‐tiered system. The lower tier consists of facilities
housing mainly Medicaid residents and, as a result, has very limited resources. The nearly …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Sarcopenia has been indicated as a reliable marker of frailty
and poor prognosis among the oldest individuals. At present, no data are available on …

Background. Optimal care for frail elderly patients depends on comprehensive assessment.
This is especially true in the complex setting of interdisciplinary home care programs. To …

Objective. To construct a data tool, the Residential History File (RHF), that summarizes
information from Medicare claims and nursing home (NH) Minimum Data Set (MDS) …

Institutionalization of the Elderly in Canada suggested that efforts to address the underlying
causes of age-related declines in health might negate the need for nursing homes …