On a gloomy Friday in January, Johnson, a nurse practitioner who treats older adults, had a hospice consult with Ellen, a ...

Dear Annie: People don’t appreciate how tough it is to be a nurse these days Published: Feb. 25, 2025, 5:31 a.m. Annie shares a pair of letters from nurses in today's column.

"Our patient isn't just the older adult," Johnson said. "It's also often the family member or the person helping to manage them." Nurse practitioners are having those conversations more and more ...

According to a 2024 survey, of the roughly 431,000 licensed nurse practitioners, 15% are, like Johnson, certified to treat older adults. Johnson and her husband, Dustin, operate an NP-led private ...

That means many older adults will be relying on other primary care physicians, who already can’t keep up with demand, and nurse practitioners, whose ranks are booming.