by Allan Katz | Jan 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
(Choosing Wisely) A quarter of Canadian long-term care residents may inappropriately be on antipsychotic medications inappropriately. Rates have been on the rise since the pandemic, with staffing shortages and high-turnover rates making it difficult for improvements...
by Allan Katz | Jan 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Age is the most important predictor ofย #dementia – ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ. Detecting elevated risk helps older adults prepare and permits governments and policymakers to plan appropriate programmatic and human...
by Allan Katz | Jan 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Gabor Matรฉ’s TorStar’s piece on why happiness is so elusive resonated with me….particularly this quote from Fromm: “Certain drives, such as the need for harmony, relatedness and purpose seem inherent in human nature. Those needs met, happiness...
by Allan Katz | Dec 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Bobby Davidson’s picture of Theodore Too – the life-size replica of the beloved children’s TV tugboat – sits partially sunk at a dock in Port Weller, Ontario.
by Allan Katz | Dec 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
The ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ approach – an excellent resource on tips for caring for older adults with delirium from @RGPToronto. Download poster: https://bit.ly/4gJtPjf
