The Senate has unanimously approved the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act.
Lawmakers approve measure that cuts Medicaid payments to assisted living operators
By
John O'Connor
Dec 13, 2018
Arkansas lawmakers on a key committee approved a measure that dramatically cuts Medicaid payments to assisted living operators.
Combination therapy may be best Alzheimer’s bet, group claims
By
John O'Connor
Dec 13, 2018
Combination therapy likely will yield the most impressive results, according to researchers from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation in New York.
Owner to serve jail time for sexually assaulting residents
By
John O'Connor
Dec 11, 2018
The owner of an Arkansas senior living community has been sentenced to 75 days in jail and 12 years of probation after being convicted of sexually assaulting two residents.
Boy’s quick reaction helps avert tragedy during senior living blaze
By
John O'Connor
Nov 28, 2018
The six residents of a senior living community in Healdsburg, CA, escaped a Sunday night fire without incident. For that, they can thank a quick-acting 10 year-old and his mother.
Promising Alzheimer’s vaccine might cut dementia by half
By
John O'Connor
Nov 27, 2018
An Alzheimer’s vaccine that could reduce dementia by half? Researchers at the University of Texas are saying such an outcome just might be possible, in the wake of results from an experimental vaccine.
Care to guess who the real hacking culprits are?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 26, 2018
When it comes to health-related data breaches, hospitals, doctors’ offices and even senior living organizations are oftentimes the culprits.
Here’s what the progression of Alzheimer’s actually looks like
By
John O'Connor
Oct 15, 2018
Investigators knew that the disease produces hallmark clumps of defective, misfolded proteins that build up in the brain.
For many of your residents, a little more spending money
By
John O'Connor
Oct 15, 2018
Many senior living residents may have a bit more money to spend next year. For that, they can thank a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment to their Social Security benefits, starting in January.
Bad air is bad for brains, study concludes
By
John O'Connor
Sep 18, 2018
Breathing polluted air may lead to dementia later in life, according to a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research.