Argentum calls for continued industry self-regulation as association ramps up advocacy efforts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2021
PHOENIX—Argentum has spent the past 18 months elevating several priorities, with senior living industry advocacy rising to the top as a critical need during the pandemic amid changing federal and state...
Joint Commission seeks feedback on proposed memory care certification in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2022
The Joint Commission is seeking feedback on a new program meant to promote consistent, high-quality dementia care in assisted living communities.
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...
‘Substantial’ decline in dementia rates due in part to higher education levels: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2022
The prevalence of dementia in older adults in the United States declined 30% between 2000 and 2016, possibly due to rising education levels, a reduction in smoking and better treatment of cardiovascular...
More news for Tuesday, Jan. 23
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 23, 2024
Argentum invites providers to share stories ahead of Senate hearing on assisted living … Dementia clinical studies seek participants … Discovery launches new regional brand … Carlton Senior Living...
1 in 10 older adults have dementia, and that’s going to grow with aging population boom
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 25, 2022
The first nationally representative study of cognitive impairment and dementia in more than 20 years found nearly one in 10 US older adults has dementia, and 22% have mild cognitive impairment.
Resident cracks security combo with Morse code knowledge, translates into fine for community
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2021
A Tennessee senior living community was fined $2,000 by the state after two residents eloped from the memory care unit undetected last spring.
Alzheimer’s research, treatments prioritized in 2 bills taken up by Congress
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 06, 2023
Two bipartisan bills prioritizing Alzheimer’s research and supporting scientists in the development of treatments for the disease were reintroduced in Congress last week.
Health plans ‘like a deer in headlights’ when it comes to addressing dementia costs: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2023
A new report on how health plan leaders view Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias reveals that despite awareness of skyrocketing costs, health plans are “like a deer in headlights,” unsure how...
Legislation supports development of dementia strategic plan, training
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 19, 2021
One bill under consideration in the Indiana Legislature would require the state to develop a dementia strategic plan, and another outlines training for first responders who encounter people with Alzheimer’s...