Older Adult/Geriatric Care

Creator: Tina Marrellli, MSN, MA, RN, FAAN
Updated: 5/16/2023
Contains: 32 items

Those of us practicing in home care know that the majority of our patients are older adults. This collection addresses such important topics as falls, depression and suicide risks, disaster planning and elders, health assessment of the very old person at home, private duty and geriatric case management, the home health care nurse’s role in geriatric assessment, and the home care team approach to self-neglecting elders.

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You're Not Who You Used to Be: A Case Report of a Family Living with Heart Failure and Vascular Dementia

Young, Stephanie; Smith, Marilyn; Shafique, Saima; More

Home Healthcare Now. 41(3):140-148, May/June 2023.

Promoting Safe Mobility Strategies for partnering with caregivers to maximize older adults' functional ability.

Olson, Linda M.; Zonsius, Mary C.; Rodriguez-Morales, Grisel; More

Home Healthcare Now. 41(2):105-111, March/April 2023.

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Firearms in the Hands of a Fragile Mind

Hale, Deborah; Marshall, Katherine

Home Healthcare Now. 41(1):49, January/February 2023.

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Dysphagia

McIntosh, Erin

Home Healthcare Now. 41(1):36-41, January/February 2023.

Efficacy of the Home Continuity Care Unit in Toledo, Spain for Older Adults with Advanced Chronic Diseases: Avoidance of Hospital Visits and Reduction of Health Cost

Díaz-Gómez, Samuel; Castillo-Gallego, Carmen; Cruz-Santaella, Aurora; More

Home Healthcare Now. 41(1):14-19, January/February 2023.

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Review of National Council on Aging Fall Prevention Programs for the Home Health Setting

Weir, Rodney L.; Ellis, Amber N.; Warren, Victoria

Home Healthcare Now. 40(6):337-342, November/December 2022.

Recognizing and Acting on Mentation Concerns Caregivers are key partners in addressing depression, dementia, and delirium in older adults.

Mack, Laurin; Zonsius, Mary C.; Newman, Michelle; More

Home Healthcare Now. 40(6):311-316, November/December 2022.

Addressing What Matters Aligning care with the priorities of older adults and their caregivers.

Carbonell, Ellen; Zonsius, Mary C.; Rodriguez-Morales, Grisel; More

Home Healthcare Now. 40(5):258-263, September/October 2022.

The 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System An evidence-based framework to ensure older adults receive the highest quality care.

Emery-Tiburcio, Erin E.; Mack, Laurin; Zonsius, Mary C.; More

Home Healthcare Now. 40(5):252-257, September/October 2022.

Teaching Family Caregivers to Assist Safely with Mobility: Methods for safe patient handling can and should be used in the home

Powell-Cope, Gail; Pippins, Karla M.; Young, Heather M.

Home Healthcare Now. 40(3):133-138, May/June 2022.

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Preventing Falls and Fall-Related Injuries at Home: Teaching family caregivers about home modification and what to do if a fall occurs

Powell-Cope, Gail; Thomason, Susan; Bulat, Tatjana; More

Home Healthcare Now. 40(3):128-132, May/June 2022.

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Implementing Home-based Prevention Physical Therapy: A Scoping Review and Path to Launch of HOP-UP-PT

Wilson, Christopher M.; Arena, Sara K.; Deel, Courteney; More

Home Healthcare Now. 40(2):100-107, March/April 2022.

Using Root Cause Analysis to Inform a Falls Practice Change in the Home Care Setting

Brullo, Jennifer; Rushton, Sharron; Brickner, Carlin; More

Home Healthcare Now. 40(1):40-48, January/February 2022.

Caring for Aging Skin: Preventing and managing skin problems in older adults

Kirkland-Kyhn, Holly; Zaratkiewicz, Sunniva; Teleten, Oleg; More

Home Healthcare Now. 40(1):14-18, January/February 2022.

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Spiritual Care of the Older Adult

Hale, Deborah; Marshall, Katherine

Home Healthcare Now. 39(5):286, September/October 2021.

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Outcomes of Hospital at Home for Older Adults with and without High Levels of Social Support

Augustine, Matthew R.; Siu, Albert L.; Boockvar, Kenneth S.; More

Home Healthcare Now. 39(5):261-270, September/October 2021.

COVID-19 Related Substance Use Disorder in the Older Population

Marshall, Katherine; Hale, Deborah

Home Healthcare Now. 39(4):220, July/August 2021.

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Reducing Fall Risks Among Visually Impaired Older Adults

Nguyen, Thien; Combs, Elizabeth M.; Wright, Pamela J.; More

Home Healthcare Now. 39(4):186-193, July/August 2021.

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Cognitive Impairment and Medication Self-Management Errors in Older Adults Discharged Home from a Community Hospital

Hain, Debra J.; Tappen, Ruth; Diaz, Sanya; More

Home Healthcare Nurse. 30(4):246-254, April 2012.

Keeping It in the Family: When Mexican American Older Adults Choose Not to Use Home Healthcare Services

CRIST, JANICE D.; SPEAKS, PATRICIA

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 29(5):282-290, May 2011.

An Older Adult Man Who Is Unable to Sleep: Advocating Self-Care in Home Healthcare

MULLEN, KATHLEEN

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 29(1):22-25, January 2011.

The Gatekeeper Program: Proactive Identification and Case Management of At-Risk Older Adults Prevents Nursing Home Placement, Saving Healthcare Dollars Program Evaluation

BARRETT, DONNA L.; SECIC, MICHELLE; BOROWSKE, DEBBIE

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 28(3):191-197, March 2010.

Performance Improvement in Managed Long-Term Care: Physician Communication in Managing Community-Dwelling Older Adults

KOGAN, POLINA; UNDERWOOD, SUSAN; DESMOND, DONNA; More

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 28(2):105-114, February 2010.

Medication Use Among Older Adults in a Home Care Setting

Mager, Diana DeBartolomeo; Madigan, Elizabeth A.

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 28(1):14-21, January 2010.

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The Relationship Between Time Spent Outdoors, Falls, and Fall-Risk Among the Community-Dwelling Elderly in Rural Japan

Kanzaki-Sooudi, Kazuyo

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 27(9):570-577, October 2009.

Depression and Suicide Risks in Older Adults: A Case Study

Hicks, Lou Etta; Wood, Norma

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 27(8):482-487, September 2009.

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Research on Depression and Older Adults: Implications for Home Health Nursing

SULLIVAN, DEBBIE; WALL, DOREEN GALLAGHER

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 26(3):189-193, March 2008.

Elders at Risk During Disasters

LAMB, KAREN V.; O'BRIEN, CATHERINE; FENZA, PAULA J.

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 26(1):30-38, January 2008.

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Health Assessment of the Very Old Person at Home

Neal-Boylan, Leslie

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 25(6):388-398, June 2007.

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Putting the Pieces Together: Private-Duty Home Healthcare and Geriatric Care Management: One Home Health Agency's Model

SCOTT, LISA M.; SHARKEY, CANDACE

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 25(3):167-172, March 2007.

The Home Health Nurses' Role in Geriatric Assessment of Three Dimensions: DEPRESSION, DELIRIUM, AND DEMENTIA

Walker, Jean T.; Lofton, Susan P.; Haynie, Lisa; More

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 24(9):572-578, October 2006.

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The HOME CARE TEAM APPROACH to Self-Neglecting Elders

Leff, Ellen W.; Sonstegard-Gamm, Janel

Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 24(4):249-257, April 2006.

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