What one does while sitting could affect dementia risk: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 24, 2022
What a person does while sitting matters, according to a new study looking at the effects of physical and mental activity on dementia risk.
New state laws emphasize dementia training, background check database access
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2019
S.B. 827 adds dementia training to the continuing education component for physicians and nurses in Connecticut, and S.B. 832 facilitates easier public access to the databases used for background checks...
New approach to mild cognitive impairment could prevent falls, provide other benefits
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2016
Earlier detection of mild cognitive impairment could reduce falls, enable older adults and their families to make decisions in advance, and save healthcare costs. Presenters at the annual meeting of the...
Life plan community adopts Montessori Method to create person-centered memory care program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2021
Creating meaningful routines, organizing activities based on interests and building a supportive environment with memory cues is the framework for a Grand Rapids, MI, life plan community implementing the...
Another reason to stay together: a reduced dementia risk
By
John O'Connor
Sep 10, 2019
Forget the trope about bickering old couples constantly at war. It turns out that staying married may actually help stave off the effects of depression.
Ohio task force recommends new dementia training requirements
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2018
Memory care communities in Ohio would face new employee training requirements, and “respite care” would get a new definition, if a task force’s recommendations become law.
Alzheimer’s misdiagnoses running up big Medicare bills
By
Emily Mongan
Jul 28, 2015
Medicare beneficiaries who receive a misdiagnosis of Alzheimer’s could amass between $9,500 and $14,000 in additional medical costs each year until they are correctly diagnosed, according to a new...
More staffing, training could reduce deaths from dementia-related resident-on-resident incidents, researcher...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 11, 2018
Addressing staffing and training issues could help reduce the number of deaths from resident-on-resident incidents involving assisted living and nursing home residents with dementia, says the author of...
Aortic valve replacement up in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Sep 17, 2021
One-year outcomes were similar for patients with or without Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
More news for Friday, July 29
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 29, 2022
Ultraprocessed food consumption linked to dementia risk … Exercise, chores, social visits linked to lower dementia risk … Vitamin D supplement does not reduce fracture risk in older adults … Legislation...