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      Prisons Facing the Challenge of Caring for an Aging Population

      February 25, 2012 /

      Dementia and Alzheimer’s among elderly inmates creates an interesting dynamic within the prison population.

      Some of the most hardened criminals come to the aid of ailing inmates, helping them with the most intimate of care with compassion and patience.

      Dementia in prison is an underreported but fast-growing phenomenon, one that many prisons are desperately unprepared to handle. It is an unforeseen consequence of get-tough-on-crime policies — long sentences that have created a large population of aging prisoners. About 10 percent of the 1.6 million inmates in America’s prisons are serving life sentences; another 11 percent are serving over 20 years.

      Health Care Policy, Quality Control, Wellness

      From Nursing Homes to Home Care

      February 24, 2012 /

      Home care is expanding as the bulge of the population ages home care offers more care options for elderly who can no longer afford or need professional ’round the clock care.

      Over the next three years, New York State plans to shift 70,000 to 80,000 people who need more than 120 days of Medicaid-reimbursed long-term care services and are not in nursing homes into managed care models, Mr. Helgerson said.

      The move away from nursing homes was highlighted on Thursday when Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan announced that the Archdiocese of New York, one of the state’s largest providers of nursing home care, is selling two of its seven nursing homes and opening or planning to open seven new adult day-care centers over the next three years.

      Medicare, Quality Control, Resources, Wellness

      Natural Alternatives to Pharmaceuticals

      February 24, 2012 /

      Addiction to prescription drugs is a hot topic these days, however, there are some natural alternatives to pharmaceuticals.

      Aside from the cost real benefits include less side affects and addictions.

      “There are natural therapies available that are much safer, often more effective, and cost much less,” says Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, author of the book Real Cause, Real Cure. “Of course, you should never start, change, or stop taking medications without first talking to your doctor.”

      Nutrition, Quality Control, Research, Resources, Wellness

      Colonoscopies Prevent Cancer Death

      February 23, 2012 /

      Studies have proven that colonoscopies cut cancer deaths.

      Although most people are nervous about the test, it has been proven that early testing is the best way to prevent death from colon cancer.

      Polyps can be detected, removed and tested for malignancy before they have a chance to spread.

      The new study followed 2,602 patients who had precancerous growths removed during colonoscopies for an average of 15 years. Their risk of dying from colon cancer was 53 percent lower than what would be expected among a similar group in the general population — 12 patients followed in the study died, versus 25 estimated deaths in the general population.

      Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      Prescription Medication and Growing Rates of Addiction

      February 23, 2012 /

      Prescription drug use can be no less harmful than illicit drugs.

      Although millions of people are treated successfully with prescription medication there are those whom are unable to follow doctor’s orders to safely treat their illnesses.

      As much attention as we pay to illicit drugs such as cocaine or heroin, the truth is prescription medications kill more people in this country than those illicit drugs combined. Perhaps it is a perception issue: “It came from a pharmacy, therefore, it must be safe.”

      Doctors, Research, Wellness

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