Cummings, S. M. (2009). Treating older people with severe mental illness in the community: Impact of an interdisciplinary geriatric mental health team. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 15, 17-31. doi: 10.1080/01634370802561919Cummings, S. M. (2009). Treating older persons with severe ...
We have an exciting opportunity within our Older Persons Mental Health Services for an Allied Health Professional Clinical Team Lead role. We are seeking an innovative, flexible, experienced and dynamic clinician to provide both clinical and managerial leadership to our AHP's across the Julian Hospita...
Community Mental Health Teams, Assertive Outreach and Day Hospital for Older People: An Integrated Development Model Study - Service re-design for older people with mental health difficulties is described, where the addition of an Assertive Outreach Team integrated with Day Hospital, Community Mental ...
The objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive description of the overall decline in intrinsic capacity among older persons in the community. Additionally, the study aimed to analyze the composition of the five domains of reduction, compare the rate of decline among older adults and ...
this inner strength promotes healthier lifestyle choices and adherence to medical advice, ultimately benefiting their physical well-being. Moreover, there is a growing number of older persons, especially in remote regions, who will be better off if they are involved in community activities and decis...
Getting older increases the chance of lots of health problems,such as heart disease, dementia and diabetes. And here’s another major health risk in our golden years: falls. One in 4 people age 65 or older suffers a fall each year, and 3 million wind up in the emergency room for taking...
Public's view of mental health services for the elderly: responses to Dear Abby. The need for adequate mental health services for older adults is an increasingly urgent issue as the life expectancy of Americans continues to extend; yet there are unresolved questions regarding the public's percepti...
over 65 admitted for acute medical care, identified as "confused" on admission.#Participants were randomised to a specialist medical and mental health unit, designed to deliver best practice care for people with delirium or dementia, or to standard care (acute geriatric or general medical wards)....
Senior meetings, one type of intervention investigated in four different studies, seems potentially effective in promoting general health and wellbeing among community-dwelling older people [8,37,43,44]. The study which provides the broadest evidence base is the “Elderly Persons in the risk zone”...
For qualitative data collection with older persons in prisons, the inclusion criteria were: (1) to be 50 years and older and (2) to have at least one contact with mental health services. As incarcerated person age more rapidly than their counterparts outside of prison, 50 year of age...