Geriatrics
Specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people
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| 2025 | Average weekly care home cost in the UK has risen to £1,406, more than doubling in the past decade, highlighting the dramatic escalation of elder care costs. |
| 2024 |
Deprescribing
The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines were published, marking the first comprehensive resource on safely stopping psychiatric medications.
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| 2024 | Ongoing research continued to highlight challenges in dementia specialist availability, particularly in rural regions. |
| 2023 |
Deprescribing
A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized controlled trial was published, studying deprescribing in people over 65 years living in residential aged care. The study found no change in mortality and suggested potential annual savings of up to $16 million if implemented across Australian residential aged care facilities.
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| 2023 | Research suggested that geriatric training may influence end-of-life care patterns for dementia patients. |
| 2022 | Mansfield et al. proposed improving access to geriatricians and enhancing general practitioners' diagnostic skills to improve timely and accurate dementia diagnosis. |
| 2022 | Studies confirmed significant shortages of dementia specialists, particularly in rural healthcare areas. |
| November 2020 | A West Health Policy Center study predicted that over 1.1 million Medicare senior citizens could die prematurely in the next decade due to inability to afford prescription medications. |
| 2019 |
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
PACE expanded to 130 organizations across 31 states, serving over 50,000 individuals.
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| 2018 | Steffens emphasized a geriatrics perspective focusing on prevention and lifestyle factors that promote healthy cognitive aging. |
| 2018 | Researchers highlighted the importance of a geriatrics perspective emphasizing prevention and lifestyle factors that promote healthy cognitive aging. |
| 2015 | Average weekly care home cost in the UK was £675, marking a significant baseline for elder care expenses before substantial increases. |
| 2015 |
Deprescribing
Research into deprescribing showed a rapid acceleration in the use of the term, with two papers highlighting this trend.
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| 2015 | End of a decade-long period that saw a substantial reduction in financial support for elderly care in the UK, with real-term funding cuts being even more significant than the 20% nominal reduction. |
| 2015 |
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
President Obama signed the PACE Innovation Act into law.
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| August 2015 |
Home care in the United States
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upholds the Department of Labor's rule on domestic service worker protections, reinstating the labor regulation after a previous district court challenge.
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| January 1 2015 |
Home care in the United States
Department of Labor issues a new rule 'Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service' aimed at revising the definition of companionship services and extending labor protections for domestic service workers.
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| 2014 | Researchers identified that geriatricians feel current training for dementia care is inadequate and seek more structured professional experiences. |
| 2013 | The Living Longer, Living Better amendments were implemented, introducing new provisions for aged care assistance based on assessed care needs, with additional support for specific vulnerable groups including homeless individuals, people with dementia, and veterans. |
| 2011 | The Productivity Commission completed and reported on its review of aged care, highlighting significant findings about the Australian aged care system, including that 80% of care is provided informally by family, friends, and neighbours. |
| 2011 |
Home care in the United States
Christensen & Grönvall published a study exploring communication technologies that support cooperation between home care workers and family members, highlighting challenges in collaborative care approaches.
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| 2011 | Stroke was identified as the second most frequent cause of death worldwide, accounting for 6.2 million deaths, which represented approximately 11% of total global deaths. |
| 2010 | The Productivity Commission commenced a comprehensive review of aged care in Australia, examining the current system and identifying areas for potential reform. |
| January 2010 | British Columbia implemented a new payment structure for seniors in government-subsidized Long Term Care, requiring residents to pay 80% of their after-tax income (unless income is below $16,500), and 70% for Assisted Living facilities. |
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