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Senior Self Neglect Increases Risk of One-Year Mortality
It starts with neglecting one’s hygiene, nutrition and medications, and can lead to death within the year. According to data compiled by the Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP), an older person’s risk of dying within the year increases six-fold…
Tags: CHAP, cognitive, elder abuse, hygiene, medications, mortality, nutrition, physical, self neglect, seniors
Heartbreak in the Throes of Dementia
By: Nechama Drillick Advanced dementia is something that the average healthy person has a hard time imagining unless they are the caregiver of a loved one in that condition. Researchers in Boston recently documented the ravages of this incurable state…
Tags: BMJ journal, Boston, caregiver, cognitive, dementia
