Risk of Parkinson’s disease heightened in people with anxiety
Jul 22, 2024
Certain clinical features may identify those who may be in the prodromal phase of Parkinson’s disease.
More news for Monday, July 15
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2024
CMS releases companion guide to Medicaid Access Rule … Racial disparities in dementia determined by social factors, not genetics … Addressing loneliness over time may play important role in stroke...
Dementia rate decline accelerates during COVID-19 pandemic
By
Eliza Mattson
Jul 23, 2024
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of older adults living with dementia was decreasing. The pandemic accelerated that decline, however, due to an increase in deaths among older adults living with dementia,...
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...
Senior living providers embrace role in CMS dementia care pilot program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 11, 2024
Senior living providers named participants in the federal government’s new dementia care pilot program said they are excited to be part of a new effort to support people living with dementia and their...
More news for Thursday, May 30
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 30, 2024
Free training helps dementia caregivers cope with difficult behavior … 2 former senior living employees charged in resident’s hypothermia death … HUD announces $67M in new funding for energy...
Master plan on aging fails to ensure ‘robust’ long-term care continuum that includes senior living,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 10, 2024
Pennsylvania’s master plan on aging, although well-intended, focuses most of its attention on home care and community services and falls short of ensuring a “robust” long-term care continuum for...
Assisted living will help shape Louisiana’s dementia response plans
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2024
Legislative action creating a coordinated response to Alzheimer’s and dementia in Louisiana is being called a “commendable” step toward addressing the needs of those affected by the disease. And...
Well-being could be the path to improved dementia prevention and care: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 01, 2024
Increasing well-being may be a promising nonpharmacological approach to preventing dementia, and among people already living with dementia, well-being may be improved through environmental changes and...
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...