Study looks to optimize care interactions between assisted living staff, residents for better outcomes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 02, 2024
The Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable has awarded $250,000 in grant funding to Anju Paudel, PhD, RN, at Pennsylvania State University to fund research aimed at optimizing care...
Illinois first state to legislatively mandate Alzheimer’s coverage by state health plans
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2024
Illinois has become the first state to legislatively enact a requirement for state employee health insurance to provide Alzheimer’s treatment coverage.
Assisted living will help shape Louisiana’s dementia response plans
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2024
Legislative action creating a coordinated response to Alzheimer’s and dementia in Louisiana is being called a “commendable” step toward addressing the needs of those affected by the disease. And...
Miami senior living community hit with $2.5 million jury verdict in negligence case
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 10, 2024
A South Florida senior living community will need to pay the estate of a former resident $2.5 million over allegations that a resident sustained a severe brain injury in an unsupervised bathroom fall.
Meet Joan DiPaola, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Thought Leader’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 10, 2024
Perhaps Joan DiPaola’s most significant contribution to dementia care is the vital reminder to caregivers and their families that people living with dementia are people. As the senior dementia care specialist...
Medication use patterns in older adults with dementia raise concerns about adverse cognitive side effects
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2023
A study of medication use patterns in older adults living with dementia found increased overall drug use in the year after dementia diagnosis, pointing to potential gaps in clinical practice on deprescribing...
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Oct 03, 2022
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Timely dementia diagnosis, specialized long-term care limited for members of minority groups: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 01, 2024
Members of racial and ethnic minority groups living with dementia are less likely to receive an accurate and timely diagnosis, they have reduced access to treatments, and they are less likely to live in...
Older adults at risk for dementia see fast declines in household wealth before dementia onset
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 19, 2023
Household wealth, especially financial wealth, declines much more quickly among people with probable dementia in the decade before dementia onset compared with older adults without a dementia diagnosis,...
Silence on dementia symptoms stems from confusion about typical aging
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2023
One-third of individuals who noticed dementia symptoms in themselves or a loved one kept their observations to themselves for more than a month, according to a new survey.