Dementia Reality introduces empathetic element to dementia caregiver training
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2022
A senior living provider has created a virtual reality dementia training program it hopes will span the continuum of care and become a model for the industry.
Investing in people, innovation, efficiencies makes senior living better: panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 16, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC — A panel of senior living CEOs took the theme of the 2022 National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Fall Conference to heart as they discussed how the industry needs to move...
Dementia risk in seniors varies with type of sedentary behavior
Aug 26, 2022
Watching TV linked to increased risk, whereas using a computer was linked to decreased risk, for incident dementia regardless of physical activity level.
Assisted living residents with dementia had higher all-cause mortality during pandemic
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 11, 2022
Assisted living residents with dementia were more likely to die from any cause in the early months of the pandemic than assisted living residents without dementia, a new study has found.
Adult cardiopathy linked to increased risk for dementia
Aug 10, 2022
Only 4 and 9% of this effect was mediated by atrial fibrillation or stroke, respectively.
Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease patients in rural areas lack specialty care
Aug 09, 2022
Rural patients are more likely to receive a diagnosis and treatment from primary care providers.
Atopic eczema tied to higher risk for dementia in older adults
Aug 09, 2022
A dose-response relationship was seen, with greater risk with more severe eczema.
Seizures in young stroke survivors double dementia risk
Jul 29, 2022
The findings were seen for all strokes, ischemic strokes and hemorrhagic strokes.
Dementia-focused programming highlights individuals over disease
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2022
Care for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is getting a boost from training and education programs designed to highlight the individuals and not the disease.
COVID-19 linked to increased risk of neurological disorders
Jun 30, 2022
Most neurological disorders do not appear to be more frequent after COVID-19 than after influenza or bacterial pneumonia