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Two versions of DURAgym are offered: a structured, hospital-based program and a less formal community-based program.

Spanish expert on frailty says digital technology can detect minor changes before they become major problems.

The JGH is the first hospital in Quebec to embrace the Vivifrail regimen to help seniors prevent falls and fractures.

AI program analyzes data about seniors’ daily routines to find patterns that point to the possibility of depression.

The data confirms it: the Hospital Elder Life Program plays a major role in enabling certain elderly patients to be discharged sooner.

To meet the growing needs of the elderly, the JGH has launched the Susan & Aron Lieberman Family Wellness in Aging Geriatric Centre, with nearly triple the space of the previous facility.

The elderly are especially prone to depression during the COVID-19 lockdown. That’s why the Telehealth Intervention Program for Isolated Older Adults is providing emotional support.

When those with advanced dementia are receiving care that’s meant to maximize comfort, what should be avoided? Transferring them to a hospital, tube-feeding them, and testing or treating them for a bacterial infection, a U.S. geriatrics expert has told a JGH audience.

The JGH’s Hospital Elder Life Program has won an award from Desjardins, recognizing the way intensively trained volunteers—supported by Multidisciplinary Services, Nursing and Geriatrics—enhance the quality of care for hospitalized seniors.

Rates have risen dramatically in our push to screen elderly hospitalized patients for delirium. This means their underlying medical conditions can be diagnosed more quickly, with better odds of lowering their risk for functional or cognitive decline.