Tag archive for ‘depression’
Online Social Supports could reduce Seniors’ Depression
Research has shown a 20% reduction of depression in seniors who spend time online. Learn more in this article from McKnight’s Long Term Care News.
Nursing Standard of Practice Protocal: Depression
This article from Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing outlines and describes the nursing assessment and care parameters for dealing with a patient suffering from depression.
Depression Raises the Risk for Heart Failure
Depression can cause changes in the body such as reduced heart rate and a increase in blood factors that can encourage the formation of blood clots. This article from Reuters discusses the research study results of heart patients with depression.
Diagnosing and Managing Depression in the Elderly
This article from Elder Care Matters Library defines depression and discusses the symptoms and treatments for this serious illness.
Happy Thanksgiving, for Everybody!
We at Basic American Comfort.com would like to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and hope you can share this day with your loved ones. An article from The Villas at Gulf Breeze, an Assisted Living Community in Florida, remind us to include seniors as much as others, especially since they often face the ‘holiday blues’. [...]
Nursing-home residents get help realizing their dreams
Depression is all too common in long-term care living. One organization, Second Wind Dreams, seeks to provide hope to residents, one dream at a time.
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