by Leah Bisani, RN | Mar 1, 2018 | Geriatric
Pain has been described as a fundamental and universal human experience, and thus access to effective pain relief should be regarded as an essential and universal human right.1 Chronic unremitting pain has become a grave problem in modern civilization. The human toll...
by Marcie Cooper, RN, MSN, AHN-BC | Feb 1, 2018 | Geriatric
Two populations that are consistently growing without even the slightest sign of slowing are the aging population and the population of those aging who have access to medical or recreational cannabis. “The population age 65 and older has increased from 36.6...
by Dawn-Marie Steenstra, LPN | Jan 15, 2018 | Geriatric
As a nurse caring for seniors the past 35 years, there are many universal care concerns I have found across the continuum. With the “Baby Boomer Generation” reaching critical mass, there are many myths about aging we need to address. Most of us wish to retire in our...
by Barbara Blaser, RN Retired | Aug 4, 2017 | Geriatric, Patient Stories
Seniors are the fastest growing population of consumers in the cannabis industry. That could include your Mom, your Dad, your Grandma or Grandpa. They are going to try cannabis for the first time. Is that safe? Should they be doing that? How old should they be? What...
by Sunil Aggarwal, MD, PhD | Jun 14, 2016 | Disease & Treatment, Geriatric
What is Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder of unknown etiology. However, beyond that, all similarity to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/Lou Gehrig’s disease, stops. AD is characterized by a...
