My Elder Advocate

Wii by Nintendo: An Effective Way For Elders To Exercise and Have Fun

 

By Jack Halpern, CEO, My Elder Advocate

As I travel across the country visiting with my clients in Nursing Homes and other long-term care facilities, I find that a majority of our nursing home residents aren’t getting the proper exercise to help them maintain mobility and their health.

As you may be aware, at least 70% of our elders enter a nursing home because they require physical rehabilitation after a fall or stroke. They spend a brief time in the hospital and are quickly sent (some too quickly) to a rehabilitation center that most of the time is a nursing home.

What some nursing homes won’t do to make a buck! It’s downright disgusting!

 

By Jack Halpern

One of my pet peeves with  is that there is no rhyme or reason to how they choose their residents. The only goal is to “fill” a bed without regard to how a potential resident will get along with other residents.

Study: Popular Alzheimer's drug ineffective for mild cases - CNN.com

(Health.com) -- A drug widely used to treat mild Alzheimer's disease appears to provide no benefit to this group of early stage patients, according to a new analysis of previously conducted research.

via www.cnn.com

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