CDC releases new profile of assisted living residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 09, 2024
Residents living in assisted living and other residential care communities in 2022 mostly were female (67%), white (92%) and 85 or older (53%), according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control...
HbA1c stability tied to lower risk for Alzheimer disease and related dementias
Aug 08, 2024
The findings were seen in a large study of older veterans with diabetes.
Dementia may occur less often, develop slower in Parkinson’s disease patients
Aug 07, 2024
The median time to dementia was 15 years in the Penn cohort; the estimated probability of dementia at year 10 was 9 to 15% in the PPMI cohort.
CDC presents characteristics of residential care community residents
Aug 07, 2024
75% needed assistance with bathing, 71% with walking and 62% with three or more activities of daily living.
Chronic and new-onset anxiety linked to all-cause dementia
Aug 07, 2024
Associations were seen for chronic and new-onset anxiety, but not for resolved anxiety, with all-cause dementia risk.
More news for Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 07, 2024
American Healthcare REIT ‘off to a great start’ as publicly listed company … Life plan community first to achieve Purple Flag for Dementia Care reaccreditation … Capstone project outlines challenges,...
HUD should address insurance problems with affordable senior housing, LeadingAge says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 07, 2024
In a letter this week to the acting secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, LeadingAge called on the agency to work with Congress, other federal agencies and state insurers to address...
Many US adults lost trust in physicians, hospitals during pandemic
Aug 06, 2024
Lower levels of trust were tied to significantly lower odds of COVID-19 and flu vaccination.
Digital cognitive impairment assessment tool earns validation
By
Donna Shryer
Aug 06, 2024
New research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) provided validation for BrainCheck, a digital cognitive assessment tool. Researchers from the University of Washington...
Government support of dementia caregiving across the continuum important: poll
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2024
A recent poll of more than 1,000 older adults found they overwhelmingly want the government to support dementia care across the care continuum, including in assisted living settings.