More people with dementia opting to age in place over senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2023
People living with dementia are more likely to choose aging in place over an assisted living or a continuing care retirement community, according to a new study.
Financial burden of dementia poses challenges for older adults, caregivers, payers: researchers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2024
The growing population of older adults brings with it an increased prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Two new papers look at the increasing financial burden on people living with...
Legislation aims to ensure ‘fair and accurate’ Alzheimer’s treatment coverage decisions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 21, 2023
Federal legislation that would prevent the federal government from imposing wide-reaching coverage restrictions on Alzheimer’s treatments was reintroduced last week, providing “fair and accurate”...
Older adults at risk for dementia see fast declines in household wealth before dementia onset
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 19, 2023
Household wealth, especially financial wealth, declines much more quickly among people with probable dementia in the decade before dementia onset compared with older adults without a dementia diagnosis,...
Health plans ‘like a deer in headlights’ when it comes to addressing dementia costs: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2023
A new report on how health plan leaders view Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias reveals that despite awareness of skyrocketing costs, health plans are “like a deer in headlights,” unsure how...
CMS dementia care pilot program to expand care delivery options
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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...
Study highlights importance of understanding when home supports approach breaking point
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 08, 2023
A recent study seeking to uncover the largely “hidden circumstances” preceding and following older adults’ transition into residential care settings called out the need to strengthen long-term services...
New dementia roundtable aims to standardize care navigation programming
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2023
A roundtable of experts will work to establish consistent processes and protocols for dementia care navigation to support people living with dementia or with new diagnoses.
Increase in antipsychotic prescribing for residents with dementia raises concerns
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 09, 2024
The persistence of a pandemic-associated increase in antipsychotic, antidepressant and anticonvulsant medication use in assisted living residents — and a greater increase in antipsychotic use in dementia...
Facility staff and families both struggle to figure out processes for dementia patients, report reveals
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2024
It’s not just family caregivers who face challenges navigating dementia care — the nation’s healthcare workers also said they had difficulties providing care coordination through a complex healthcare...