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From Medscape News Nursing home residents who are started on a diuretic, and those who are already on a diuretic and are switched to a higher dose, have an acute surge in their fall risk. This is according to data released here at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting. The study results [...] Willard Wilson began his morning like any other, making his way to his bathroom for a shave in a senior’s residence in Pierrefonds, near Montreal in Quebec, Canada. While he was getting ready to shave, the 94-year-old man lost his balance and fell into his empty bathtub. Trying to pull himself out of the [...] The problems in retirement homes exposed by an undercover Toronto Star investigation should be easier to root out once new regulations are in place next year, says Ontario’s minister for seniors. “The unfortunate fact is that for 20 years we’ve been talking about this. This is the government that’s finally doing something about it,” said [...] |
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