Assessing risk in aged care mental health: clinical nurse and Central Queensland University PhD candidate, Leonie Clancy has begun a research project examining risk assessment in aged care mental health settings.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The project aims to firstly explore clinicians', consumers' and carers' understanding and experiences. The next stage will develop, implement and evaluate a risk assessment and management tool designed specifically for working with older people in mental health settings," Ms Clancy said. Nurses are...

HOARDING BY ELDERLY PEOPLE.
Although hoarding has been studied in adults, little is known about problems of hoarding by elderly people. This study used a structured telephone interview with elder services providers to investigate hoarding behaviors in relation to functional impairment, cognitive deficits, and physical and psychological conditions in 62 elderly clients. Most...

Power brokers: long-term care.
Long-term care is an exclusive current within the health-care ocean, but the fish swimming in it are not from one school. Within its ranks are organizations that provide assisted living, independent living, skilled nursing and/or hospice care, among others. Each must have its program tailored to its needs, but...

Remember When the Sign 'Quiet. Hospital Zone' Actually Meant Something? New CHD Paper Shows Why Hospitals Should Keep the Noise Down.
CONCORD, Calif., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The noise pollution inside most hospitals has been recognized as a problem for years. The situation needs to improve. But how? A new report published by the nonprofit Center for Health Design (CHD) shows that noise not only affects the quality...

Elder exploitation preventable.
Byline: David Tuttle COLUMN: As I See It The rising epidemic of elder financial exploitation has reached unprecedented heights especially during our current economic crisis, wiping out entire life savings, retirement funds and taking away security, independence and peace of mind. Unfortunately, many elders are...

"Meeting the mental health needs of older Iowans".
Our society is ill prepared to care for the number of older persons with mental disorders currently and in the future. The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (2005) to transform mental health care in the U.S., responded in part to a U.S. Surgeon General (1999) report that...

Can Hospitals Curb High Rate of Staff Turnover? CHD Paper Shows How Physical Environment Impacts the Healthcare Workplace.
CONCORD, Calif., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Concern is growing about the high turnover rate of staff in hospitals and other healthcare workplaces. As administrators evaluate the best ways to increase employee retention and reinvent their reputations for being high-quality healthcare organizations, a new paper published by The Center for...

Manipulating mitochondria: playing in the fountain of youth.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "How are your mitochondria?" Some day, that question may be as common as asking about a person's blood pressure or cholesterol. Scientists are learning that the state of your mitochondria--tiny furnaces within most of the body's cells that burn food for...

Video: 8-Minute Film Documentary Explores Why Humans Age.
SAN DIMAS, Calif., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Why Humans Age is the title of an 8-minute documentary film narrated by Bill Sardi, co-founder and formulator of Longevinex(R) (long-jev-in-ex), a nutriceutical product designed to promote healthy aging. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/longevinex/35829/ ...