Life expectancy in the United States decreased in both 2015 and 2016, marking the only decreases in the past 20 years and the first consecutive two-year decline since 1964, according to a new report from...
Stimulate the senses to engage memory care residents
By
Keith A. Myers
Jul 02, 2018
As we continue to learn more about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, caregivers and assisted living facilities have been able to create increasingly sophisticated and tailored solutions to help improve...
Actress advocates for public health measures to fight ‘insidious, cowardly’ Alzheimer’s
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2018
Public health measures related to Alzheimer’s got a boost Tuesday from the testimony of actress Marcia Gay Harden at a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing focused on what she called “an...
Sleepiness, Alzheimer’s linked in study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2018
Are your residents who do not have dementia excessively sleepy during the daytime? If so, then they may be at risk for an increased accumulation of a brain protein that is a biomarker for Alzheimer’s...
Senators ask president for more Alzheimer’s funding
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 02, 2018
A group of 14 senators led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), founder and co-chair of the Senate Alzheimer’s Task Force, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on Wednesday asked President Trump to boost funding...
The best of times and the worst of times: Dementia care today
By
David Troxel, MPH
Jan 08, 2018
Therapeutic environments that benefit people with dementia embrace meaningful and innovative activities, good communication, skilled problem-solving around behaviors challenging for staff, and excellent...
There’s a new way to help stamp out Alzheimer’s
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 04, 2017
Whether you buy stamps at your local post office or online, you now have the opportunity to help lick dementia at the same time.
Americans not prepared for Alzheimer’s: poll
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2017
More than half of respondents to a recent poll about Alzheimer’s disease greatly underestimated the costs of long-term care.
Alzheimer’s in danger of straining public funding: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2017
Social and demographic trends combined with an expected increase in the incidence of Alzheimer’s diseases due to the growing size of the aging population are in danger of colliding to strain local,...
Fidget spinners show promise in addressing dementia symptoms
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2017
An Ohio senior living community is finding that fidget spinners and cubes seem to produce a calming effect in those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.