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Orinda News Article about the September 22nd Dementia Conference
The Orinda News featured an article in their September 2016 issue about the September 22nd Living in the Moment Dementia Conference. Click here to register for the conference
Dr. Landsverk was featured in Preserving Your Memory Magazine
Dr. Landsverk was featured in the September 2016 issue of Preserving Your Memory Magazine on the the importance for people with Alzheimer's to get into a daily routine.
Helping Your Elder Avoid Falls
Taking a tumble is no trivial matter for older adults, but falling is by no means an inevitable part of aging. The sheer numbers related to falling – which happens to more than one-third of...
Dr. Landsverk was quoted in the Chicago Tribune
Baby boomers have trouble making new friends in retirement, research shows Research from the Stanford Center on Longevity shows that of all the age groups, baby boomers show the most signs of...
Dr. Landsverk was published in the Senior Reporter
Dr. Landsverk was published in the Senior Reporter on seniors and the challenges of managing medications. Read more here:
Understanding and Coping with Behavioral Changes in Elders
One unchangeable fact of life is that people never stop changing, no matter how old they get. Aging brings a cascade of physical and emotional changes, which can lead to a variety of behavioral...
Dr. Landsverk was published in Third Age Healthy Living for Women + their Families
The Challenge of Managing Medications About half of Americans age 65 and older take five or more medications daily and many mix prescription and over-the-counter medications with vitamin, mineral,...
Dr. Landsverk was published in The Thurston-Mason Senior News.
Below is Dr. Landsverk’s article on dementia. "Is It Memory Lapse, Or Is It Dementia?"in the Thurston-Mason Senior News from Olympia, WA.
Dr. Landsverk was featured in the Shreveport Times
Calligas: A challenge to seniors to take their medications properly Gary L. Calligas July 30, 2016 Nationally, 50 percent of Americans age 65 and older take five or more medications daily, including...
Dr. Landsverk provided opinion in GrandParents.com on the importance of eating protein for seniors.
6 Signs You Should Eat More Protein Experts say most people over 50 fall short of their protein requirements. Here's how you can tell if you need to eat more By Marisa Sandora Our society seems to...
Dr. Landsverk was quoted in the Tampa Bay Times
Knowing when it's Alzheimer's, and when it's not Irene Maher, Times Staff Writer Sunday, July 24, 2016 6:46pm The trouble started in 2010 when Dennis Krupinski was just 53. A longtime employee in...
Dr. Landsverk was published in thirdAGE.com
"Is It A Memory Lapse or Is It Dementia?" Click here to read Dr. Landsverk’s recently published article in thirdAGE.com on the topic of identifying the signs of dementia. thirdAGE.com is a premier...
Dr. Landsverk provided opinion for TheStreet.com on seniors and opioids
Seniors Are Suffering from an Opioid Epidemic 12 million Medicare opioid prescriptions were written last year - is this a crisis? Or just pain management? Robert McGarvey, Jul 5, 2016 Nearly 12...
NY Times Ethicist: Can You Keep a Woman From Courting Your Elderly Dad?
We in the elder care community have much work to do for culture change regarding elders in our country. As a Geriatrician providing house calls in the San Francisco Bay Area, I see many sad cases of...
Dr. Landsverk was featured in Health’Sass in an article titled “Is it Forgetfulness or the Big A?”
Posted by Star Lawrence of HEALTH'Sass I took care of my mother for 18 years. She had severe memory issues--though not a formal diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. Now, of course, I dread the idea of...