Risk for ischemic stroke up with antidopaminergic antiemetic use
Mar 29, 2022
The increase in risk is greatest for metopimazine and metoclopramide; the risk for ischemic stroke may be higher in first days of use.
Friendships help inoculate residents against mental decline
By
John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2017
Healthy interpersonal relationships help keep aging brains healthy, suggests a new study by Northwestern University researchers.
Stepping up to safety
By
Julie E. Williamson
Dec 01, 2016
Wander management solutions let residents roam without the risk.
Research finds increased heart attack risk among antipsychotic users
May 18, 2016
People who take antipsychotic medications may be at increased risk for heart attacks, according to a new study.
Affinity Living tests light’s effects on residents living with dementia
Jun 24, 2019
New studies by Affinity Living Group and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill aim to use light to reduce the number of falls or amount of agitation in residents living with dementia.
$625,000 stipend will continue work to alter perceptions of aging, dementia
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2016
Anne Basting’s work to improve older adults’ quality of life and change perceptions related to aging and dementia recently received a big boost in the form of a $625,000 “genius grant”...
Anticholinergic drugs don’t raise dementia risk in those with Parkinson’s
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2016
Concern that anticholinergic drugs could potentially worsen cognition in those with Parkinson’s disease are unfounded, according to new research reported in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease.
Operator agrees to pay $120,000, leave state due to allegedly misleading marketing materials
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2020
The Vermont attorney general accused the company of violating the state’s Consumer Protection Act by misrepresenting to families of prospective residents, via its brochure, website and conversations,...
More news for Tuesday, March 1
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2022
NHI, Welltower work toward settlement regarding Holiday Retirement properties … Proclamation lifts some restrictions for Washington state assisted living communities … State drops case against nurse...
More news for Tuesday, Aug. 30
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2022
NCOA, CDC Foundation launch online tool to help older adults assess their fall risk … Nurse steals $2K from 97-year-old resident for pizza party for son, police say … Economic instability, loneliness,...