Most with Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment would have been excluded from aducanumab...
Sep 16, 2021
Overall, 92.2, 91, and 85.5% of Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease-related disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, and mild cognitive impairment met at least one of the exclusion criteria.
Napping may be a sign of approaching Alzheimer’s
By
John O'Connor
Aug 13, 2019
When residents begin to take more naps, it might not just be that they are tired. New research indicates it might be an early warning sign of advancing Alzheimer’s disease.
Spa program reduces use of antipsychotics, other meds in memory care residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 14, 2022
When Sunshine Retirement Living officials saw a significant drop in the use of antipsychotics in its memory care residents after piloting a “sensory spa” in one community, its mission became clear....
ID theft nets 5 years in prison, $335K for restitution
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 18, 2015
A former CCRC employee has been sentenced to almost five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $335,000 in restitution for stealing money from the bank and credit accounts of a resident with dementia.
Kentucky bill would set training standards for home health agencies
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 19, 2021
Legislation proposed in Kentucky would set minimum training standards for home health agencies caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease.
Lawmakers likely to push for additional licensing requirements
By
John O'Connor
Dec 11, 2018
Minnesota lawmakers are expected to promote legislation that targets senior living abuses, in the wake of negative newspaper reports.
Brain-stimulating activities can lower risk of mild cognitive impairment
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2017
Playing games, making crafts, using a computer and engaging in social activities can help older adults decrease the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, according to research published Monday.
Meet Pamela Maloney, Rising Star honoree
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 08, 2020
Pamela Maloney, director of marketing and technology at Senior Living Residences, is in the 2020 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.
Meet Susan Ryan, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 16, 2021
Susan Ryan, senior director, The Green House Project, Linthicum, MD, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Hall of Honor inductee.
‘Nudging’ can create engagement between staff members, residents: speaker
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 22, 2021
Using engagement tools to “nudge” staff members and residents into meaningful interactions not only creates senior living communities that are great places to live; it also creates the best possible...