title: Are you sensitive to the cognitive needs of the elderly?
abstract: The home healthcare nurse may be the first to identify deficits in cognitive functioning. To better care for the cognitively impaired elderly, the home healthcare nurse must understand what it is and what can be done.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Jubeck
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning