In Diamond Geriatrics - Posted 8 weeks ago

If you are looking for a great resource for reviewing safety in the home, there is a great list at the National Institue on Aging website:http://www....

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In Diamond Geriatrics - Posted 10 weeks ago

The Second Annual Positive Aging Conference can be seen via webcase in Kelowna on Wednesday November 12th sponsored by, among others, Life Planning M...

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In Diamond Geriatrics - Posted 22 weeks ago

Very good and scary article in the New York Times regarding the use of medication to control behaviour in Nursing Homes. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/0...

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In Diamond Geriatrics - Posted 24 weeks ago

This factoid from the Alzheimer's Association: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics today repor...

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In Diamond Geriatrics - Posted 26 weeks ago

I just had a meeting with Christie Walker at Scotiatrust. She is one of the people who manage people's things when they aren't able to or takes over ...

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In Diamond Geriatrics - Posted 28 weeks ago

I recently had a client who was sent to hospital at 10:00 on Saturday night.The staff left a message on my answering service, but I did not get it til...

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In Diamond Geriatrics - Posted 34 weeks ago

Well, that is one way to think about it. Outsourcing--when there are tasks you want done, and you don't have the time, or the expertise, you hire some...

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In Diamond Geriatrics - Posted 36 weeks ago

A reader from Kitchener,Ontario sent me this. I think it is interesting:There has been a lot of discussion and print about bettering our health cares...

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In Diamond Geriatrics - Posted 38 weeks ago

This post is similar to one I published on my counselling blog, but here I want to focus on caregivers. One of the problems that caregivers run into i...

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In Diamond Geriatrics - Posted 39 weeks ago

I have a client in a very classy nursing home where she has been for three years. She was very agitated and intrusive when first admitted, and had b...

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