In the ever mounting pile of problems facing nursing home patients, we can now add another– nursing home patients are more likely to die following gastrointestinal (GI) operations than their peers living independently. A study compared the mortality rates for nursing home patients who underwent six types of GI operations including: bleeding GDU’s, benign colon… Continue Reading
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Packing On The Pounds Won’t Kill You–Only Makes Elderly’s Lives Less Enjoyable
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesAn article published in the Journal of American Geriatric Society says that although seniors may inceasing in size, they continue to have increasing longevity. After analyzing data from 4,000 senior citizens in England, the analysis determines that amongst the elderly there is not a corelation between obestiy and mortality rates. The mortality rates increase only… Continue Reading