Dr Liz Geriatrics

01/12/2026

Is your loved one with dementia showing signs of agitation or distress and you’re not sure why?

Agitation is one of the most challenging behaviors caregivers face, and it often shows up as restlessness, pacing, yelling, or even aggression. But here’s the important part: agitation is usually a signal not just a symptom.

In this blog, Dr. Liz shares the real reasons behind agitation and how you can respond with confidence, compassion, and calm.

Discover practical tips and expert insight that can help make daily life more manageable for both you and your loved one. Read the full article here: https://drlizgeriatrics.com/dementia/agitation/

01/12/2026

Sigh. AI slop. 
 The cute little babies that say complete phrases and animals that move on queue… That’s AI unless they’ve practiced it many many times.

However, when it comes to swindels and politics, AI deep fakes can be dangerous.

01/11/2026

Everyone needs to listen to HC Richardson, history professor. The moves against our democracy and citizens by this administration has accelerated and is harming our country’s military, cybersecurity, economy, legal, constitutional , rule of law, health and research well being for us all. Please call your congressmen.

01/11/2026

As a geriatrician, I am always aware that medications affect elders more powerfully than younger adults. I’ve worked with many elders who were deemed to have “advanced dementia” -- not eating well, not coherent, not functioning –who greatly improved in their ability to think, function, and enjoy life when their medications were corrected.

Generally, elders shouldn’t be on “sleeping pills” or “anti-anxiety pills,” which commonly cause more problems than they solve.

Find out by visiting our website at www.drlizgeriatrics.com for further information on this subject. At Dr Liz Geriatrics, our goal is to minimize medication, relieve pain and calm agitation.

01/11/2026

This AI can be fun until it’s used to deceive citizens about reality for political purposes or to defraud.

01/11/2026

This works. I advise my patients to do this to stay strong and decrease risk of falls.

01/11/2026

Actually, this is very important. Falls in older folks can lead to medical complications and decline.

01/11/2026

Giving back to community is healing for the giver as well.
Doctor note. He should be wearing a 😷 to protect the babies.

The NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) is a place of beeping machines and worried parents.
But in the corner, in a rocking chair, sits David.
David is 82. He is not a doctor. He is not a nurse.
He is a "Baby Cuddler."

Some babies are born addicted to opioids. They shake and cry in pain. They need constant human touch to heal, but the nurses are too busy to hold them for hours.
David comes in every Tuesday.
He holds the tiny, crying infants against his chest. He hums low, rumbly songs.
He doesn't flinch when they scream. He just rocks.

"They just need to know someone is here," David says.

He has held over 1,000 babies. He remembers every single one.
When he holds them, their heart rates drop. They stop crying. They sleep.
He is medicine in a flannel shirt. 🏥👶

01/11/2026

Not all dementia is Alzheimer’s. Have you heard of Lewy Body dementia?

Many families are surprised to learn there are many types of dementia and Lewy Body dementia (LBD) is one of the most complex and confusing.

Often linked with Parkinson’s, Lewy Body dementia is marked by sudden mood changes, fluctuating awareness, and early visual hallucinations, like seeing people who aren’t there or vivid dream-like images. REM sleep disturbances (like acting out dreams) are also common.

If your loved one starts experiencing hallucinations before memory loss or confusion, it may not be Alzheimer’s, it could be LBD.

Understanding the type of dementia is key to finding the right care and support. Learn more here: www.drlizgeriatrics.com

01/10/2026

This is becoming critical. It is totalitarian to try to bend events to fit one’s power grab. I’ve spoken about the use of tax dollars for a $1Tr tax cut for billionaires. Our military, cyber security, health research and fed support for 14 M people were all cut. Pardons for Hondurans dictators convicted in the US of transporting 400 tons of co***ne, but paid and was set free. Another dictator removed for USoil companies’s benefit. $40B for an Argentine ruler, but $1Tr cuts to medicaid which will devastate small communities. Heather Cox Richardson, a historian, writes a daily letter chronicling events and showing similarities to times of the part.

Friends. Call your congressmen. We need a government to protect citizens and work four our communities, not the billionaires. ICE agents are now threatening violence for 1st amendment rights. A 37 yo mother, who was leaving turning away(not ramming) in her car was killed by an ICE agent, then called her an f*ng b*tch, left the scene.