Marijuana, alcohol abuse accelerate brain aging: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 22, 2018
Cannabis and alcohol abuse accelerate brain aging, according to what is thought to be the largest brain imaging study ever conducted.
Memory care ‘fiercest’ area of competition for Five Star, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2018
Memory care has been the “fiercest” area of competition in private-pay senior living over the past year, Five Star Senior Living President and CEO Bruce Mackey said Wednesday during a fourth...
Senators ask president for more Alzheimer’s funding
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 02, 2018
A group of 14 senators led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), founder and co-chair of the Senate Alzheimer’s Task Force, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on Wednesday asked President Trump to boost funding...
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Sep 20, 2017
New task force in Florida seeks assisted living regulation … Florida senior living groups comment on generator rule … Missing memory care resident found dead two miles from community …...
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Sep 15, 2017
Senate confirms Pamela Patenaude as HUD deputy secretary … Pentagon fires chief of Armed Forces Retirement Home agency … Football games encourage memory care residents to exercise … Retirement...
Sleep troubles could lead to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s
By
Alyssa Salela
Jul 18, 2017
People with chronic sleep disorders may be at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recently published study.
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Apr 13, 2017
Brookdale nurse supervisor alleges company owes wages … Friendship Retirement gunman sentenced to prison term … WSJ: Should Medicaid be converted to a block-grant program? … Detecting...
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Apr 11, 2017
Coming full circle, doulas cradle the dying … Plotting the demise of Alzheimer’s … Yes, older adults are having sex … Sisterhood of Temple Shalom taking Passover to assisted living...
More news for Friday, April 7
Apr 06, 2017
Governors’ proposed budgets for FY 2018: Focus on Medicaid and other health priorities … To help ward off Alzheimer’s, think before you eat … ‘This is serious neglect,’...
More news for Thursday, Sept. 12
Sep 12, 2019
Oct. 7 is deadline to comment on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force draft statement on cognitive screening … ‘Revolutionary’ $53 million grant to fund 40 pilots to improve direct Alzheimer’s care...