Hearing aids may prevent, delay dementia onset, may help people live longer … Study links viruses to Alzheimer’s disease, advocates for vaccination … High levels of HDL cholesterol tied to higher...
More news for Friday, May 5
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2023
Season of Reflection is 2023 theme for National Assisted Living Week … Most older adults say they will get updated COVID-19 booster, but will they? … First-ever RSV vaccine gets FDA nod, approved for...
Senior living community trains first responders to ‘take it down a notch’ through dementia education
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 07, 2021
After witnessing a troubled interaction between a young police officer and a man with dementia, one senior living community offered to train first responders on communication techniques to increase successful...
Optimizing hearing aid use can improve quality of life for older adults with dementia
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 28, 2022
Older adults with dementia may benefit from improving their hearing aid handling skills, according to the findings of a study newly published in JAMDA, The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
CMS dementia care pilot program to expand care delivery options
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2023
Assisted living residents may be part of a new Medicare dementia care model that will test an alternative payment for family caregivers while expanding care delivery options to allow people living with...
Mortality, hospice use rates differ in assisted living communities depending on whether memory care is...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2024
Assisted living communities that provide memory care services may attract residents closer to the end of life or promote hospice use at the end of life compared with assisted living communities without...
Improving ‘state of dementia care’ will require collaboration
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2024
It’s no secret that the largest population of older adults is about to come knocking on senior living’s door. What worries dementia care expert Teepa Snow is how unprepared operators may be to handle...
Arizona AG asks court to seize control of state’s ‘most notorious assisted living facility’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 26, 2024
Arizona’s top attorney is asking a court to seize control of “the most notorious assisted living facility in Arizona” amidst allegations of elder abuse and consumer fraud.
State bills aim to address senior living workforce, access, dementia issues
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2024
As the nation’s population of older adults increases the demand for senior living and other forms of long-term care, states are stepping up to provide solutions and resources to address some hot topic...
Letters promote congressional support for $353 million increase in federal funding for dementia initiatives
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 13, 2024
Congressional support is growing for increased federal funding for dementia research, as evidenced by two recent letters to House appropriations subcommittee leadership.