When Silence Is More Complicated Than It Looks: Responding to Domestic Violence and Abuse...
Domestic violence and abuse does not disappear as people age. But the circumstances surrounding abuse, and the reasons someone may or may not seek help, can...
Research Roundup: Week of September 2, 2026
Brief-Worthy This Week
1. Participation in long-term care activities may depend as much on staff and organizational support as on resident “choice.” An ethnographic study in...
Research Roundup: August 26, 2026
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Adverse childhood experiences were associated with substantially higher odds of later-life frailty and cognitive problems.
American Indian dementia caregivers described cultural strengths...
Intergenerational Care Is More Than Putting Two Generations in One Building
Bringing children and older adults together has always been an exciting idea. The harder question is why some intergenerational programs create meaningful connection while...
Research Roundup: Week of August 19, 2025
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Group medical visits show modest but measurable potential for chronic pain management in older adults. Across 10 studies involving 1,255 participants, older...
Digital Engagement May Shape How Older Adults Experience Aging
Digital technology is often framed as a practical challenge for older adults: Can someone navigate the patient portal? Use a smartphone? Access an online...
Research Roundup: Week of August 12, 2025
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KDADS opens Rural Dementia Care Pilot RFA — Up to six Kansas nursing facilities can now apply for the Dementia-Related Behavioral Supports...
Research Roundup: Week of August 5, 2025
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A hospital-based mobile emergency unit kept 98% of severely frail, dying patients out of the ED and at home for their final...
When Childhood Hardship Follows Us into Old Age
When most consider what predicts a hard old age, they'll point to things that happen in old age: a fall, a diagnosis, a lost...
Research Roundup: Week of July 29, 2026
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A multi-site GWEP evaluation shows what actually moves geriatric screening rates in primary care — interprofessional education paired with team-based workflow support...
Research Roundup: Week of July 22, 2026
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A simple bedside screening tool may catch aspiration pneumonia risk that's currently going unaddressed. A Turkish nursing home study found that a...
What Is the Incoming Workforce Bringing with Them into Aging Services?
By the time a new nurse, physician, or allied health professional walks through our doors, their attitudes toward older adults are largely already formed. Those attitudes...