HEALTH & AGING

Living wills. Advance directives. Powers of attorney for healthcare. Making your wishes known. Many older adults have never gotten around to addressing these issues. Others are overdue for a review. After…

This month I am featuring a series of posts about aging, health crises, and (possible) end-of-life situations. Earlier this week, I shared the story of Mrs. F, a very ill older…

How might we help a sick older person have a better end-of-life experience? Planning for future health crises and end-of-life situations — a process known as advance care planning — is certainly…

Last week, I wrote about the first Choosing Wisely list of 5 treatments that older adults and their doctors should question. In this post, I’ll cover the 2014 Choosing Wisely list…

Here are 5 common healthcare treatments that the American Geriatrics Society says older adults & caregivers should question, and probably avoid. Choosing Wisely is a health education campaign meant to help…

Have you had any concerns about an older person falling, or being at risk for a broken hip? A new clinical research study relevant to millions of older adults was just featured in the news….

Earlier this week, while I was listening to a social work colleague (Mary Hulme of Moonstone Geriatrics) give a talk on dementia at the public library, the following question came up:…