by patriciagraham | Dec 3, 2015 | Geriatrics and Aging, Healthcare Trends
Have you heard of advance directives or a living will? Have you been “meaning to” get around to doing it? Maybe you have talked to the people you love about it but haven’t put anything in writing? As the saying goes “there is no time like the present” to take...
by patriciagraham | Sep 27, 2014 | Caregiver Education and Health, Geriatrics and Aging, Healthcare Trends
The Under-Utilization of Hospice I recently heard from a former student who is working as a caregiver on an oncology floor. The student wrote about the difficulties of working with patients with terminal diagnosis. It reminded me of an excellent article that was given...
by patriciagraham | Aug 26, 2014 | Caregiver Education and Health, Geriatrics and Aging, Healthcare Trends
About the Life Expectancy in the US… What’s the life expectancy of a US citizen? Can you figure out what your own life expectancy is? Can you live longer? Recently there has been a lot of talk about the average life expectancy in the US. We’ve assembled...
by patriciagraham | Aug 6, 2014 | Geriatrics and Aging, Healthcare Trends
Leading the Way in Small Businesses Hopefully, the stereotype that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” has been disproved by the baby boomer population. Baby boomers (defined as being born between 1945 and 1964) have seen and been a part of huge advances in...
by patriciagraham | Aug 5, 2014 | Caregiver Education and Health, Geriatrics and Aging
Depression and the Elderly Depression affects 15% of older adults over the age of 65. Depression is not a normal part of aging and is different from sadness. Unlike young adults, elders usually have more than one co-morbidity which can cause and/or affect depression....
by patriciagraham | Jul 18, 2014 | Geriatrics and Aging
Music and your Health How music affects your health has always been fascinating to me. With concert season in full swing, I thought I would take the time to look a little more into how music affects your health. My sister is my favorite music buddy. We like the same...
