Senior living community owner sentenced to jail after driver hits, kills resident with dementia
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2019
The owner of a California senior living community was sentenced Friday to jail and probation after he was found guilty in connection with the death of a resident with dementia who was struck and killed...
Education can improve diagnosis, treatment of parkinsonism in assisted living
Nov 16, 2015
Education can help increase the diagnosis and treatment of parkinsonism in assisted living communities, according to research recently presented at the XXII World Congress of Neurology in Santiago, Chile.
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Jun 22, 2018
D.C. bill would bar assisted living communities from accepting new residents with dementia … Ohio assisted living communities score an average of 85.2 (out of 100) on resident satisfaction survey
Omnibus bill includes $3.1 billion for dementia research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
The $1.4 trillion appropriations omnibus spending bill advanced by congressional leaders on Monday includes an increase of more than $300 million in funding for dementia research at the National Institutes...
Calendar app could help with mild dementia issues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2017
Smartphone apps such as Google Calendar may be able to help some people who have mild dementia, suggests a case study recently published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Aug 02, 2017
New website rates assisted living communities in California … Former LPN charged with sex offenses against residents, having child porn on phone … Report details dementia care efforts across...
Beefing up appetites
Dec 01, 2015
A collaboration between the United Kingdom product design agency RODD and Lizzie Ostrom, the founder of Odette Toilette, has led to the development of a small device designed to combat appetite loss among...
Law requiring dementia training for healthcare professionals is unprecedented, Alzheimer’s Association...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2018
Healthcare professionals who treat adults in Massachusetts will be required to undergo training related to Alzheimer’s disease under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Charlie Baker.
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Jul 18, 2017
Assisted living tries virtual reality to help seniors with dementia … Texas’ biggest assisted living facility for Medicaid closing … Armed Forces Retirement Home’s golf course struggles...
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Study strengthens evidence that cognitive activity can reduce dementia risk … Medicare ACOs boosted quality, savings in 2015, CMS reports … An alternative to the MMSE for cognitive impairment?