New report on treating depression in care homes

The British Geriatrics Society and the Royal College of Psychiatrists have published a new report on effective interdisciplinary collaboration and practice in treating depression in older people living in care homes. Geriatricians and old age psychiatrists work with older people with depression on a daily basis and share a concern about the significant levels of this condition among those older people who live in care homes. Depression is the most common mental health problem of later life, affecting 10-20% of older people and up to 40% of care home residents. Older people in residential and nursing homes are two to