In some cases, cognitive impairment is reversible, but up to one-third of individuals with stroke develop dementia within five years.
Assisted living, memory care operators elevate dementia caregiving
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 03, 2024
Two senior living communities have launched initiatives to elevate care for residents living with dementia and other cognitive issues.
Alzheimer’s prediction tool pinpoints where seniors fall along the timeline dementia
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 05, 2024
A new online tool offers a prediction of how people with early-stage dementia are expected to develop worsening conditions such as Alzheimer’s.
Frontline staff effective in reducing antipsychotic use: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2017
The off-label use of antipsychotic medication to treat cognitively impaired residents can be significantly reduced by training frontline staff members to recognize that individuals may exhibit challenging...
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Mar 20, 2023
The cost of a 30-day readmission and total 30-day episode costs were higher for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Promising Alzheimer’s vaccine might cut dementia by half
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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.
Ordering palliative care consult by default increases rate of consultation
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Excess mortality seen for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia in COVID-19
Mar 08, 2022
Enrollees with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias had increased adjusted mortality, especially for Asian, Black and Hispanic populations.
Improved dementia diagnosing can lead to better advanced care planning: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2022
Medical providers are diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in older adults more frequently than in the past, providing opportunities for better advanced care planning, according to the...