CMS dementia care pilot program to expand care delivery options
By
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...
‘Elderverse’ concept could serve as a VR social hub for intrepid seniors, Mynd CEO says
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 17, 2024
The newly unveiled “elderverse” starts users out on a lush VR coastline, from which they can jump to entertainment or therapy options.
Senior living operator aims to raise ‘Purple Flag’ across its memory care communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 01, 2023
A New England-based assisted living provider is the first in the nation to seek dementia care accreditation for its entire portfolio of memory care communities through Purple Flag for Dementia Care.
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Oct 03, 2022
Former Aegis Living president launches new mental healthcare delivery company for older adults … Life expectancy tool may improve quality of life for those with dementia … Artificial intelligence could...
Community cited for neglect after resident’s fall not discovered for 10 hours
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2018
The operators of a Minnesota assisted living and memory care community say they took “swift and immediate action” after a resident’s fall reportedly went undetected for 10 hours and she...
Dementia-competent workforce, career advancement keys to improving Alzheimer’s care: Senate committee
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2021
Developing a dementia-competent workforce and providing career advancement opportunities will help strengthen direct care workforce recruitment and retention, leading to a better quality of life for people...
Higher habitual coffee intake may slow cognitive decline
Nov 30, 2021
Higher baseline coffee consumption also was linked to slower Aβ-amyloid accumulation during a 126-month study period, as shown on brain MRI scans.
Pharmaceutical company to pay $96 million to settle claims of promoting unapproved use of drug for dementia...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 27, 2019
Pharmaceutical company Avanir has agreed to pay $96 million to resolve federal False Claims Act allegations that it paid kickbacks and marketed the drug Nuedexta in long-term care communities for the off-label...
Clinton shares Alzheimer’s plans
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan Dec. 22 to invest $2 billion per year to prevent, treat and make possible a cure for Alzheimer’s disease by the year 2025 if she...
‘Alzheimer’s crisis’ intersecting with direct care workforce challenges, association says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 16, 2023
The nation is facing an “Alzheimer’s crisis” as the number of older adults in whom the disease is diagnosed continues to increase amid a shortage of direct care workers, according to the Alzheimer’s...