New Old Age at the New York Times

Donating the Body

He wanted his body given to a medical school or research organization. It wasn't that simple. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 18 2014 12:58 PM by The New Old Age

Filed under: End-of-Life Care, research, elder care, Anatomy and Physiology, Transplants, Organ Donation, Cadavers

Warren Sanderson, a professor of social and behavioral sciences at Stony Brook University, is working on ways to define aging other than the passing of years. "Everything is changing about 65-year-olds," he said. Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 16 2014 11:43 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: longevity, elder care, Elderly, Q&A

Tougher Than They Look

Researchers have written for years about resilience in the elderly. Now they're trying to measure it. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 12 2014 1:34 PM by The New Old Age

Filed under: Medical Issues, elder care, Mental Health and Disorders, Disabilities

In the Emergency Room, a Hidden Ailment

A small study found that many elderly patients turning up in one emergency room were malnourished. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 11 2014 11:31 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: News & Research, Elderly, Diet and Nutrition, Emergency Medical Treatment, Malnutrition, Annals of Emergency Medicine

Near Death, and Overmedicated

Why are patients with advanced dementia so often receiving "medications of questionable benefit"? Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2014 2:00 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: dementia, News & Research, elder care, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), JAMA Internal Medicine (Journal), Sachs, Greg, United States Preventive Services Task Force

A Picture of Dementia

A documentary airing on PBS provides a cleareyed account of one family's struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 05 2014 12:48 PM by The New Old Age

Filed under: dementia, Arts & Culture, television, elder care, Alzheimer's Disease, White, Banker, POV, Public Broadcasting Service, White, Pam

A Better Flu Shot

A high-dose vaccine prevents older adults from catching the flu more effectively than the standard vaccine, researchers say. Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 03 2014 12:41 PM by The New Old Age

Filed under: Medical Issues, elder care, influenza, Vaccination and Immunization

Dizzying Times

I was unsympathetic when my mother complained of strange dizzy spells. Who’s sorry now? Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 29 2014 11:33 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: elder care, Ears and Hearing, Essay, Vertigo

How to Complain to Medicare

Revealed: the semi-secret phone numbers that beneficiaries are supposed to use to complain to Medicare. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 28 2014 9:28 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: Medicare, News & Research, Center for Medicare Advocacy, elder care

Her Own Kind of Absence

What I'd thought was depression was really was something else. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 26 2014 9:36 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: dementia, Diabetes, elder care, Alzheimer's Disease, Depression (Mental), Essay

Four-Star Disappointments

Medicare's rating system for nursing homes is seriously flawed, The Times reports. Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 25 2014 10:40 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: nursing homes, Medicare, News & Research, elder care

Part D Gains May Be Eroding

More Medicare beneficiaries are not taking prescribed medications or forgoing basic needs to pay for them, a new study finds. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 21 2014 9:15 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: Medicare, News & Research, elder care, Elderly, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)

California Court Limits Caregiver Suits

A home health aide cannot sue a couple with dementia for an injury sustained while caring for them, the California Supreme Court has ruled. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 19 2014 2:00 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: dementia, Finances & Legalities, home health care, elder care, Alzheimer's Disease, California, Workers' Compensation Insurance

The Addict Down the Hall

Substance abuse is not uncommon among seniors in nursing homes. A novel rehab program aims to address that. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 15 2014 9:40 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: nursing homes, Health Care, elder care, Drug Abuse and Traffic

Where Are the Nurses?

A federal law intended to reform nursing homes requires that a registered nurse be on-site only eight hours a day — whatever the size of the facility. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 13 2014 8:20 AM by The New Old Age

Filed under: nursing homes, Health Care, elder care, Elderly, Nursing and Nurses