Elder Patients Receive Less Overall Care Than Their Younger Counterparts

Written by Adam Peck Category: Elder Abuse & Neglect January 26th, 2013 1 min read

While overall care of heart attack patients in the United States is good, gaps remain in the treatment of patients 80 and older, a new study suggests.

Multiple Factors Affect Quality of Care for Older Heart Patients

Researchers analyzed 2000-2009 data on 156,677 heart attack patients treated at 416 centers enrolled in the American Heart Association’s “Get With the Guidelines — Coronary Artery Disease” program.

Older patients had a far higher rate of in-hospital deaths (11.8 percent vs. 2.4 percent) and were less likely than younger ones to be taking statins when discharged from hospital (76 percent vs. 92 percent).

Co-existing health conditions were more common in the older patients than in the younger patients, noted Dr. Gregg C. Fonarow of the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center and colleagues.

The study, which shall be presented at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., shows there is room to improve care and outcomes in older heart attack patients, the researchers said. We need to stop elder abuse and neglect.

– from Steven Peck, Senior Attorney at Peck Law Group

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Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.