2 caregivers charged with felonies after resident freezes to death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2017
Two former caregivers at a Michigan assisted living community are facing felony charges after a resident with dementia exited the building and froze to death.
Brain-stimulating activities can lower risk of mild cognitive impairment
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2017
Playing games, making crafts, using a computer and engaging in social activities can help older adults decrease the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, according to research published Monday.
High blood pressure may protect ‘oldest old’ from dementia: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2017
Older adults who develop high blood pressure later in life have a lower risk of dementia after age 90, especially if they develop hypertension at or after age 80, according to the results of a new study.
Exercise vital to brain health: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 01, 2016
Residents who stop exercising for as little as 10 days could endanger their brain health, according to new research.
Continuity of care benefits those with dementia, healthcare system
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 27, 2016
Continuity of care for people who have dementia results in lower costs to the healthcare system and fewer adverse events for those with the disease, according to a new study.
Alzheimer’s research would get $1.26 billion under House bill
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2016
The federal government would receive $1.26 billion for Alzheimer’s research under a Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee funding bill put forth this week for fiscal year 2017.
Assisted living, memory care construction big for 2016
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 09, 2016
Assisted living and memory care are expected be the focus of senior living construction projects in 2016, according to the results of a new survey of 295 senior living leaders by Lancaster Pollard.
Assisted living, memory care have quickest lease-ups, NIC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 07, 2018
Assisted living and memory care units have higher median occupancy rates than independent living and skilled nursing units both two and four years after opening, according to the National Investment Center...
New Alzheimer’s definition will ‘dramatically’ increase those thought to have disease
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2018
A proposed new definition of Alzheimer’s disease unveiled Tuesday represents “a major evolution in how we think about Alzheimer’s,” according to the Alzheimer’s Association,...
Cruise set for people with Alzheimer’s, caregivers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2018
A cruise ship may seem an improbable setting for a conference for professional and family caregivers and those with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. In September, however, Holland America’s...