Nearly 1.4 million emergency visits recorded annually for dementia patients
Jul 26, 2023
Accidents and behavioral disturbances were the most common reasons for visits among patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
First senior living community earns Joint Commission assisted living memory care certification
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 29, 2023
A Missouri senior living community is the first such community to receive the Joint Commission’s assisted living memory care certification.
High-tech platform to bring art collaboration to seniors with dementia through ScrippsAVID
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 20, 2023
A new virtual platform will connect older adults who are living with dementia with a younger volunteer so the two will be able to collaborate on abstract artwork.
Cognitive impairment delayed with genetic variant
Jun 20, 2024
The onset of cognitive impairment was delayed among those heterozygous for the apolipoprotein E3 Christchurch variant.
Bill package falls short of addressing long-term care workforce challenges, advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 06, 2024
Although appreciative of efforts to improve long-term care, Delaware’s senior living groups said that a package of recently introduced bills falls short of addressing workforce challenges in the state.
AI model using health records predicts Alzheimer’s disease up to 5 years before diagnosis
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2023
A team of researchers designed an artificial intelligence system that can predict which individuals will develop Alzheimer’s disease up to five years before a diagnosis.
Brain analyses suggest memory therapy can involve patients’ imagination more than their actual experience
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 04, 2023
Recent brain research suggests that imagination and recall are just as important as actual experience in reinforcing our memory systems.
People in the news, July 16
By
Eliza Mattson
Jul 16, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at Aegis Living, Aline, Anthem Memory Care, Ascension Living, Benchmark Senior Living, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, IntelyCare, JLL, Juniper Communities,...
More news for Monday, March 6
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 06, 2023
Lifetime experiences of discrimination linked to increased risk of dementia … Obesity linked to 21 genes related to Alzheimer’s disease … Another bill aims to give veterans more long-term care options
Light therapy technique could turn brain into a ‘washing machine’ to clean out Alzheimer’s molecules
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 02, 2023
New research on light therapy and sleep cycles suggests it could aid in this process and help treat disorders like Alzheimer’s disease.