Alzheimer’s disease is a major health problem in Hawai‘i
The numbers are daunting. 5.5 million people over age 65 suffer from Alzheimers and 200,000 people under age 65. One in ten people age 65…
Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
H. R. 1215 promotes unsafe medicine
The Bill is H. R. 1215 – and Rep. Steve King (R – IA)) gave it the title “Protecting Access to Health Care Act…
Continuous Streaming Therapy Using Dermastream Show Promise For Chronic Wound Care
Permanent wounds that never heal afflict over six million people in the U.S. The wound sometimes appear to heal but then return. Elderly nursing home residents see them as dangerous bed sores or...
Wiihabilitation Comes to Maluhia Nursing Home in Honolulu
Some days are better than others. Yesterday was a great day. I was at Maluhia Nursing Home in Honolulu where I donated two Nintendo Wii games to the facility. A raucous group of residents gathered...
Mandatory Binding Arbitration – Forced Arbitration – Is Bad For Consumers And Congress Should Act
This week on National Public Radio (NPR) “All Things Considered” highlights new legislation banning pre-dispute mandatory binding arbitration clauses. A recent article posted on Injury...
Exercise Programs Most Effective In Helping Elderly Prevent Injuries From Falls
In a ScienceDaily article on April 17, 2009 - Exercise Reduces Falls In Older People, Review Suggests home safety improvements, vitamin D supplements and other prescriptions to help elders avoid...
80 Year-old Nursing Home Resident Evicted and Left at Emergency Room – What do you think about that?
Florence Ko, 81, had lived at Nu’uanu Hale in Honolulu for 18 months when a week before Christmas the staff at Nu'uanu Hale dropped her off at Straub Clinic & Hospital Emergency Room...