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10 myths about aging. Learn more in NIA’s latest Healthy Aging email: bit.ly/3vEvW2s

@jasonkarlawish ...or PLWD with a responsive behaviour.

In today's episode, Linda Johson-Fordini & I are talking about what to do about resistance, how to set limits, and how to share the caregiving load. We're lucky that this isn't a three-hour episode!

Which vaccines do older adults need? Learn more in NIA’s latest Healthy Aging email: bit.ly/3oAUDct NOTE: Monkeypox vaccine is not on the list!

Vaccination against COVID-19 protects infected individuals against hospitalization, regardless of frailty status. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

Happy #SeniorsMonth - a time when we recognize our amazing older adults and the contributions they have made in communities across the country.

Sign up at eventbrite.ca/e/cannabis-lun… for this FREE talk! I'll be speaking along with Julie Kerkhof, Jeanetta Grawbarger and Patricia Ferrari.

Change in frailty status may prerict mortality.

A systematic review of the effect of early mobilization on length of stay for adults in the intensive care unit including 10 RCT and 1291 patients showed trend towards reduced LOS @niccjournal onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ni…

The 2022 Geriatrics Institute Education Day, "There's No Place Like Home" is fast approaching! It's not too late to register and secure your spot. Register here: bit.ly/3w3Vshl

Many older adults with mental health diagnoses are "boarded" in the ED every day. healthydebate.ca/2022/05/topic/… via @HealthyDebate

May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month. Sexual violence against seniors is a form of invisible elder abuse. Visit our website to learn more about the issue: eapon.ca/sexual-assault… #SVPM2022 #EAPO

Diabetes treatment deintensification in nursing homes: When less is more. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

A 12-month home-based supervised, progressive exercise program was more effective than usual care in improving functioning and physical performance after a hip fracture. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

This event is free and starts online in 20 minutes! #SickNotWeak #mentalhealth

"Instead of investing profits to improve care, [private long-term care providers] deliver those profits to the shareholders." — @SharleenStewart (@SEIU). At 8/11pm with @DrSamirSinha (@SinaiGeriatrics), @DLDunc416 (@OLTCAnews) & @spaikin | Producer @sandragionas #onpoli #onhealth

The best way to fix long term care in Ontario is to not put people into long term care, says @DrSamirSinha (@SinaiGeriatrics). Tonight at 8/11pm with @SharleenStewart (@SEIU), @DLDunc416 (@OLTCAnews), and @spaikin | Producer: @sandragionas #onhealth #onpoli #onelxn

‘I made friends here’ — Inside a Home for #LGBTQ🏳️‍🌈Seniors, by @GregoryNYC nytimes.com/interactive/20… via @nytimes @NeglectedNo #aging #eldercare

Welcome news. Acknowledging and addressing trauma is an important step in providing safe care for our elders in LTC. #intergenerationaltrauma, #LTC