Speech therapy giant expands access for seniors via telehealth partnership
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 25, 2023
A new partnership between a speech therapy platform and a telehealth provider will expand offerings of speech therapy programs for seniors.
Report: Alzheimer’s is costliest disease in United States
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2016
A new report from the Alzheimer’s Association provides updated information on the current and predicted prevalence and cost of Alzheimer’s disease.
Nearly 1.4 million emergency visits recorded annually for dementia patients
Jul 26, 2023
Accidents and behavioral disturbances were the most common reasons for visits among patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Home care briefs for Friday, Dec. 11
Dec 11, 2020
Bill for protecting seniors with dementia becomes law … Interim HealthCare launches recruitment campaign … Trio partners to provide caregivers with COVID-19 transportation support
Home health clients feeling physical, mental health effects of pandemic
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 08, 2020
The long-term physical and mental health effects experienced during the pandemic by older adults who, along with their family caregivers, typically would be served by home healthcare agencies, are a growing...
Drop in mortality seen with AChEI, memantine in dementia with Lewy bodies
Dec 14, 2022
Risk for death, unplanned hospital admission significantly lower for those taking AChEIs only or taking AChEIs and memantine
App-based protocol ID’s delirium in hospitalized adults
Nov 08, 2021
Overall accuracy of two-step protocol including two-item screen and 3-minute diagnostic assessment was 89%, 87% for nurses, doctors.
Two-hour oral glucose tolerance test can predict future episodic memory decline
Sep 24, 2021
A higher value on an oral glucose tolerance test at baseline was linked to worse performance and greater decline in a word-list delayed recall test.
Housing instability tied to higher risk for dementia diagnosis
Dec 06, 2023
The findings show a 40% higher risk among housing-insecure veterans.
Take shivers out
By
John Andrews
May 15, 2017
For many residents, the thought of bath time is cause for panic or alarm. But bathing doesn’t have to be that way if providers supply the right approach, environment and products.