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Emi Watanabe, RN, is a health writer at Biology Insights specializing in elder care. She spent five years on medical telemetry units before caring for hospitalized older adults on an acute care unit in Syracuse, New York. There, Watanabe monitored patients for delirium and fall risks, practical experience that informs her work on late-life health.

What Is a Geriatric Assessment and Who Needs One?
What Does It Mean When an Older Person Is Always Cold?
What Type of Doctor Is Best for the Elderly?
What Does a Geriatrician Do?
What Are Terminal Illnesses? A Medical Definition
What Happens When Elderly Stop Taking Medication?
Why Should an NA Stay Close to a Resident Using a New Ambulatory Aid?
What Is the Best Way to Respond to a Combative Resident?
When Is It Wrong to Use a Feeding Tube in the Elderly?
The Science and Safety of Longevity Treatments
Who Should Supervise During the Final Moments of Life?
How Often Should Bed-Bound Residents Be Repositioned?
What Is a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) and Do Not Intubate (DNI) Order?
What Is the Most Critical Element of All Care?
When Does Restorative Care Begin for a Patient?
How Often Does a Hospice Nurse Visit?
What Ethical Principle Is the Foundation of End-of-Life Care?
Can Hospice Patients Travel? What You Need to Know
Does a DNR Order Include Intubation?
What Causes Loss of Appetite in the Elderly?
Can You Get Palliative Care in a Nursing Home?
When to Take an Elderly Person to the Hospital
How Do Not Resuscitate Bracelets Work?
Do You Have to Have a DNR to Be on Hospice?
What Is a Chronic Progressive Disease?
Is Hospital Delirium Dangerous? What You Need to Know
What Is the Leading Cause of Death in Nursing Homes?
What Is Hospital Delirium? Causes and Symptoms
What Age Is Geriatric? The Medical Definition
What Is Adult Gerontology and Why Does It Matter?