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Older Adults under Home Health Care at Risk for Unsafe Meds

by Joseph Acosta | Nov 21, 2011 | Health | 0 |

New Study Shows 40 Percent of Seniors Cared For by a Home Health Agency Are Taking Ineffective or Potentially Unsafe Prescriptions? Older adults receiving home health care may be taking a drug that is unsafe or ineffective for...

Reduction of Unnecessary Hospitalization for Nursing Home Residents

by Alan Gray | Oct 5, 2011 | Health | 0 |

Here is a common scenario in U.S. nursing homes: A 90-year-old resident with moderately advanced Alzheimer’s disease, congestive heart failure with severe left-ventricular dysfunction and chronic pain from degenerative...