Friday, October 30, 2009
National Adult Day Services Association
Provides information about locating adult day care centers in your state and resources for caregivers, including information on regulations for adult day care centers in different states and selecting quality providers. Click here.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Surgery, Illness Do Not Increase Cognitive Decline For Older Patients
In new study published in the November edition of Anesthesiology, researchers examine a concern common among Seniors and their caregivers - the occurrence of long-term cognitive decline following surgery or illness. Overall, researchers did not find long-term cognitive decline to be independently attributable to surgery or illness. LINK
Friday, October 23, 2009
Miniature-horse therapy added to seniors program
Senior citizens at the O'Leary Community Centre in western P.E.I. had more than bingo to keep them occupied this Wednesday, when they got a visit from some miniature horses. Click for more.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
HPA Dysregulation Negatively Influences Cognitive Function in the Elderly
Title: HPA Dysregulation Negatively Influences Cognitive Function in the Elderly.
Summary: HPA axis dysregulation seems to be associated with low cognitive performance in the elderly. Slower cortisol elimination rates could predict cognitive decline affecting principally non-verbal functioning in men and verbal functioning in women. Interventions blocking this pathway may provide new therapies for blocking cognitive decline.
Citation: Beluche, I., Carrière, I., Ritchie, K., and Ancelin, M. L. (2009). A prospective study of diurnal cortisol and cognitive function in community-dwelling elderly people. Psychological medicine, pages 1-11. http://www.citeulike.org/user/HEIRS/article/5926636
Summary: HPA axis dysregulation seems to be associated with low cognitive performance in the elderly. Slower cortisol elimination rates could predict cognitive decline affecting principally non-verbal functioning in men and verbal functioning in women. Interventions blocking this pathway may provide new therapies for blocking cognitive decline.
Citation: Beluche, I., Carrière, I., Ritchie, K., and Ancelin, M. L. (2009). A prospective study of diurnal cortisol and cognitive function in community-dwelling elderly people. Psychological medicine, pages 1-11. http://www.citeulike.org/user/HEIRS/article/5926636
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