Medicare spending spikes for dementia diagnoses in seniors
Jun 13, 2022
Medicare spending was higher for adults with a formal clinical diagnosis of dementia versus a positive screening for cognitive impairment.
Senior living community penalized after resident with dementia elopes, dies
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2017
A North Carolina senior living community has been told not to accept new residents after a resident with dementia wandered away from the community and later was found dead. The community also has been...
Assisted living providers struggled with infection control during pandemic, multistate study reveals
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 09, 2022
Assisted living operators reported serious challenges in implementing infection prevention and control practices for residents living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.
Memory concerns stable, but incidence of cognitive decline increased
Mar 31, 2022
Women, those older than 80 years and those living in more deprived areas are more likely to have memory concern and cognitive decline recorded in primary care.
Continuity of care benefits those with dementia, healthcare system
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 27, 2016
Continuity of care for people who have dementia results in lower costs to the healthcare system and fewer adverse events for those with the disease, according to a new study.
Changes in movement may indicate preclinical Alzheimer’s disease
Jul 02, 2021
Changes in daytime fractal motor activity regulation may occur in women before cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
15-minute test could identify subtle signs of dementia quicker than ever: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2021
A 15-minute self-administered test developed by researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center identified the early, subtle signs of dementia sooner than standard testing, allowing earlier...
Alzheimer’s Association: Cognitive assessments lacking, but caregivers can help
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2019
Only 28% of older adults have ever been assessed for cognitive problems, and only 16% undergo routine cognitive assessments during routine health checkups, according to a report released Tuesday by the...
AARP: 70% of adults on dementia drugs take them longer than appropriate
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2018
Seventy percent of adults who take medication for dementia are taking the drugs longer than deemed appropriate by clinical evidence, increasing the potential for adverse health outcomes and generating...
Proposed bills would create new standards for staff dementia training
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 09, 2021
Creating a standard of dementia training for assisted living and other caregivers is the goal of proposed legislation in Florida, but a senior living organization says that not targeting training by population...