Moving to a long-term care facility can increase the risk of suicidal behavior in older people, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Rochester in New York. The underlying reasons that precipitate moving into a long-term care facility, as well as the adjustment process, often result in stress that can lead to suicidal ...

Altered blood flow in the brain due to high blood pressure and other conditions may lead to falls in elderly people, according to a recent study. Researchers followed 419 people age 65 or older. Ultrasound tests were used to measure brain blood flow response to carbon dioxide levels, a standard test of blood vessel function in the brain. Walking ...

 The recruitment period of the Phase 2 Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Campaign ended at midnight January 31, 2010. The Campaign signed up. 5,860 nursing homes, including 1,132 new participants and 4,728 re-enrollees (now charter members of the Campaign), are now members of the Phase 2 Campaign, reports Carol Benner, ScM. ...

A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine questions whether dialysis is the best treatment for nursing home patients. As reported by USA Today, more than half of older nursing home residents die within a year of starting dialysis and ''nearly another third experience a significant decline in their ability to perform simple tasks, ...