Hip Fracture Management in an Orthogeriatric Clinical Care Center during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Bogotá, Colombia1

This paper aims to compare treatment results on patients 65 years or older with hip fracture during the COVID-19 pandemic with previous treatment results in an Orthogeriatric Clinical Care Center.

Planning for the Future or Feeling Old - Older People’s Reasons for Moving to Senior Housing in Sweden

Moving accommodation in old age challenges the idea of aging in place. This study describes older people’s (M = 80 years) reasons for moving to senior housing in Sweden and whether different reasons were related to the participants’ background characteristics.

Factors Affecting Uptake of Orientation and Mobility Rehabilitation Training among Blind Older People in Nigeria

he study investigated the factors affecting the low uptake of Orientation and Mobility Rehabilitation Training (O&M RT) among 350 legally blind (VA ≤ LogMAR -1.00 and/or visual field loss to less than 10°) older adults aged ≥ 60 years who had never gone for O&M RT.

Managing Possessions in Late Life While Aging-In-Place: Is the Answer to Tolerate, Facilitate, or Liquidate?

Within aging-in-place inquiry, an issue which warrants consideration, and has begun to garner focus, is the negative impact that voluminous amounts of amassed material possessions can have on older people within their homes.

Association of Ageism and Empathy in Young Adults

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between empathy and ageism among undergraduate students. A cross-sectional survey of undergraduate students was conducted at a midsize university in the Southeastern region of the United States.

Exploring Ethno-Cultural Variations in Self-Ratings and Determinants of Healthy Aging among Canadians: A Population-Based Study Using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Data

Individuals from various ethno-cultural backgrounds have different health-related practices, beliefs, lifestyles, and levels of social engagement, which may promote or impede healthy aging. We examined ethno-cultural variations in self-ratings of healthy aging and its determinants among Canadians.

Ask - Adapt - Collaborate: An Approach to Individualizing Acute Care for People with Dementia

People with dementia comprise a growing share of the hospital patient population, often receiving care in medical, surgical and critical care units as opposed to behavioral health settings. Dementia confers a greater reliance on familiar people, stimuli and surroundings to support physical and cognitive function.

“This Too shall Pass”: Age-Based Perceptions of Changes in Routine, Coping and Stress

The spread of COVID-19 mandated several restrictions, mediated changes in routines, and impacted coping abilities and mental health outcomes. In terms of physical health outcomes, undoubtedly, adults 50 years and older were more severely affected by a higher death rate, medical complications and hospitalization. Nevertheless, how do older adults respond to the uncertainty and scare for life compared to other age groups within the context of COVID-19 remains partially unexplored.

Three Trends Shaping the Politics of Aging in America: An Update

Gerontologists have long studied the social, economic, and health implications of populations, but they often do not consider the political implications. This current opinion commentary updates an article written in early 2020 that identified three converging trends that would shape U.S. politics for the next decade.

Advance Care Planning for Patients with New Serious Illnesses after Medicare’s New Payments

Advance Care Planning (ACP) supports adults to understand and communicate their values and wishes for future medical care in order to ensure goal-concordant care in serious illness when patients are too ill to make their own decisions [1,2]. In recognition of the misalignment between payment for ACP and its value, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) authorized payment for ACP through new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes (99497 and 99498) in 2016 [1].