Increasing RN staffing hours reduces injury-related ED visits by assisted living residents with dementia:...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 19, 2024
A new study found that increasing staffing hours of registered nurses in assisted living communities led to a 53% decrease in injury-related emergency department visits by residents living with Alzheimer’s...
Industry advocates join coalition to support federal bill requiring use of Alzheimer’s detection tools
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 04, 2023
A bipartisan bill requiring the use of cognitive impairment detection tools in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias has the support of the senior living industry.
Dementia: Detection possible 9 years before diagnosis and could lead to earlier interventions, researchers...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2022
Detecting signs of dementia up to nine years before diagnosis is possible and could lead to earlier interventions to reduce development of the disease and help recruit people to participate in clinical...
Senators ask for federal study of assisted living, seek consumer feedback, ponder oversight
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2024
The spotlight on the assisted living industry got a little hotter on Thursday as congressional leaders called for a government study on industry pricing and transparency, announced a website and email...
Dementia to cost nation $321 billion this year, Alzheimer’s Association says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 16, 2022
This year, Alzheimer’s and other dementias will cost the nation $321 billion, increasing to $1 trillion by 2050, according to a report released Tuesday by the Alzheimer’s Association.
New approach to mild cognitive impairment could prevent falls, provide other benefits
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2016
Earlier detection of mild cognitive impairment could reduce falls, enable older adults and their families to make decisions in advance, and save healthcare costs. Presenters at the annual meeting of the...
Current estimates fail to account for ‘hidden’ costs of Alzheimer’s, researchers say
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 31, 2019
Existing measures are missing some of the costs to society associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, information that will be critical to policymakers as they make decisions related...
Memory complaints may signal future impairment: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 28, 2015
Don’t ignore residents who complain of memory problems. New research explains the reason.
‘Better business model’ needed for dementia care, Senate committee hears
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 21, 2019
A “better business model for the diagnosis and care of persons with Alzheimer’s disease” needs to be created, Jason Karlawish, M.D., said Wednesday at a Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Health...
Progress made in Alzheimer’s research and lifestyle interventions, NIH says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 30, 2022
The burden of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is significant, according to the National Institutes of Health. But scientists have made progress in drug development, lifestyle interventions,...