Long-term care flaws exposed by COVID-19 call for disruptive models … Study: Person-centered approach key to managing dementia-related behaviors … Pandemic pauses plans for Connecticut home-care consortiums
People in the news, Nov. 17
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2020
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Road to assisted living quality: review of staff efforts, metrics
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 12, 2020
Assisted living is recognized as one of the fastest-growing components of the long-term care industry, with an increasing proportion of residents having diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias,...
Pandemic may provide long-term silver lining for home- and community-based options
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Joe Jancsurak
Nov 06, 2020
For years, long-term care for older Americans has suffered due to underfunding and inattention, but believe it or not, COVID-19 could help reverse these negatives, Nora Super, senior director of the Milken...
People in the news, Oct. 20
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2020
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Kim Campbell shares ‘rest of the story’ on caregiving in closing NIC conference session
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 16, 2020
During the late stages of her husband’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, Kim Campbell said she “truly feared I was going to become the second victim of the disease.”
Falls may be an Alzheimer’s precursor, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 15, 2020
Alzheimer’s brain changes may be the culprit when an older person with no known cognitive decline has a fall, according to a new study. These falls tend to occur about five years before memory loss and...
People in the News, Oct. 13
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 13, 2020
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Mirror helps reveal hidden illnesses in home care settings
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Joe Jancsurak
Oct 08, 2020
University of Peloponnese researchers in Patras, Greece, are trialing artificial intelligence devices that could be used in the future by the elderly, disabled and those living with chronic conditions....
House passes bipartisan bill to protect seniors
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Joe Jancsurak
Oct 08, 2020
The bipartisan Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act (S.3703/H.R. 6813) legislation, championed by the Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM), was unanimously...