Senior Health & Medical Care

A UK randomized trial found similar combined survival and quality-of-life outcomes for dialysis planning and conservative kidney care in older, frail patients.

• ElderCareCompass Team
• November 6, 2026

A six-cohort study linked gut bacterial genetic variants to age and other traits, but does not show that the variants cause aging or disease.

• ElderCareCompass Team
• November 6, 2026

A study found Medicare spending per hospice stay rose 5.9% after private equity acquisitions, largely alongside longer stays and a shift in patients admitted.

• ElderCareCompass Team
• November 3, 2026

A Sixty and Me report says supplement choice depends on diet and health needs; evidence of a specific deficiency may call for individual nutrients.

• ElderCareCompass Team
• October 31, 2026

A Flinders University qualitative study examines how palliative nurses assess comfort, use family input and make care decisions when dying patients cannot communicate.

• ElderCareCompass Team
• October 31, 2026

A randomized trial found higher advance care planning documentation among older adults with advanced kidney disease who used a video decision aid.

• ElderCareCompass Team
• October 29, 2026

A study of older adults linked 17 plasma proteins to all-cause mortality; several also tracked biological-age measures across organ systems.

• ElderCareCompass Team
• October 28, 2026

Sixty and Me has begun a five-part series urging readers to question limiting beliefs about aging. Its claims about health effects need careful context.

• ElderCareCompass Team
• October 27, 2026

A researcher says AI chatbots can help older adults understand health information, but users should check answers and protect personal data.

• ElderCareCompass Team
• October 27, 2026

A Sixty and Me report outlines how intimacy can fit into aging after 60, while noting comfort, sexual health and limits of the research.

• ElderCareCompass Team
• October 27, 2026