Lifetime costs for someone with dementia are $321,780 … Only 18% of Hispanics over 40 confident that assisted living can meet their cultural needs … Sedentary behavior increases risk of death...
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Alzheimer’s affects twice as many people as estimated … Statins may not be used for protection against Parkinson’s disease … Liquid laundry detergent pods pose lethal risk for adults...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2021
Oregon, Massachusetts joining other states in adopting mandatory vaccination policies for long-term care staff … National Institute on Aging online tool aims to increase participation, diversity in dementia...
3 approaches may help prevent cognitive decline and dementia
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 22, 2017
Cognitive training, blood pressure management for people who have high blood pressure, and increased exercise may help prevent cognitive decline and dementia, according to a report released Thursday. But...
Public has mixed views about end-of-life care for those with dementia
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 05, 2017
Support exists for both life-sustaining interventions and for measures to enable peaceful death for those with dementia and other progressive neurologic illnesses, according to a study published Wednesday...
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Aug 21, 2017
Despite advance directive, woman with dementia denied her last wish, spouse says … All-terrain wheelchair allows senior living residents to experience the outdoors … Campers from assisted living...
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Jul 31, 2017
Touring residential facilities, interacting with older adults positively enhances medical residents’ knowledge of issues and needs … Radio and health appliance for people with dementia under...
Isakson Living brings new memory care approach to U.S.
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 18, 2017
Park Springs Health Services in Stone Mountain, GA, has opened the first Dementia Care Matters Butterfly Household Model of Care in the United States.
Dementia managers in CCRCs see healthy salary bump, according to new HCS report
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2019
Dementia managers in continuing care retirement communities saw relatively healthy average salary increases of 4.19%, with pay rising from $57,553 in 2018 to $59,964 in 2019, not including bonuses, according...