Increasing RN staffing hours reduces injury-related ED visits by assisted living residents with dementia:...
By
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...
This clue can help ID dementia years before a formal diagnosis
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 03, 2024
As scientists and physicians work to improve the lives of those living with dementia now and in the future, new research contributes to the list of signs and symptoms that we can look for in friends and...
Study helps providers, residents plan ahead for when it’s time for older drivers to hand over the keys
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2024
Routine cognitive testing could help older drivers make decisions about whether to give up the keys, as well as help senior living providers plan ahead for alternative transportation options to help residents...
Alzheimer’s Association’s new ‘Superhub’ can help providers launch dementia care training programs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2024
Senior living and other long-term care providers looking to launch their own dementia care training programs now can turn to the Alzheimer’s Association, which was just named the world’s first Project...
Assisted living mental health services fell between 2019 and 2020, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 25, 2024
Mental health visits for assisted living residents living with dementia dropped as the pandemic set in, a new study finds.
Straight from the gut: AI helps researchers confirm Alzheimer’s link
By
John O'Connor
Apr 24, 2024
Cleveland Clinic researchers are using artificial intelligence to confirm the link between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer’s disease.
Mortality, hospice use rates differ in assisted living communities depending on whether memory care is...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2024
Assisted living communities that provide memory care services may attract residents closer to the end of life or promote hospice use at the end of life compared with assisted living communities without...
Signed appropriations package includes $100 million funding increase for dementia research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 25, 2024
A fiscal year 2024 appropriations package signed Saturday by President Biden will increase funding by $100 million for research into Alzheimer’s and other dementias at the National Institutes of Health...
Nearly 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s, and caregivers are stressed
Mar 20, 2024
Nearly 7 million American seniors are living with Alzheimer’s dementia, placing a huge strain on both personal caregivers and the US healthcare system, according to a new Alzheimer’s Association...
Neurological conditions ranked as leading cause of disability-adjusted life years globally
Mar 15, 2024
Between 1990 and 2021, there was an 18.2 percent increase in the global DALY counts attributed to those conditions