The following is an installment of the "Try This" series published by the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing. The content is intended to encourage nurses to understand the ...

Assessing and managing pain in older adults with cognitive impairment presents unique challenges due to reduced capacity for verbal self-report, atypical pain presentations and fluctuating cognitive ...

While arthritis is the most common cause of pain for people over age 65, circulatory problems, shingles, certain bowel diseases and cancer are other common reasons for pain in older people. Nerve ...