More than ADLs: Assisted living now is about treatment, Silverado CEO says
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 30, 2024
Assisted living is a “whole different world” compared with 28 years ago, Silverado CEO Loren Shook told those attending a session at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s...
Seth Rogen, Lauren Miller Rogen want more people to talk about dementia care
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 30, 2024
Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen are hoping that through their work with Hilarity for Charity and screenings of “Taking Care,” more people will be talking about Alzheimer’s and the caregiving struggles...
‘Shark Tank’ star Barbara Corcoran talks about her mother, ‘genius’ senior living caregivers,...
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 27, 2024
Real estate mogul, author and investor Barbara Corcoran is collaborating on a new campaign to educate caregivers about the signs and symptoms of agitation, which can occur as part of Alzheimer’s...
Actions & Transactions, Sept. 24
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 24, 2024
Live Oak Bank closes $39 million unitranche loan for senior living community in Morgantown, WV … Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence to offer early-stage memory care services...
Two bills providing a roadmap for federal efforts to respond to and fund Alzheimer’s research and programming unanimously passed in the US House of Representatives last week and now are awaiting President...
House passes bill to strengthen public health infrastructure for dementia interventions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 24, 2024
A bipartisan bill funding Alzheimer’s interventions through public health departments throughout the country received unanimous support in the US House of Representatives last week and now heads to the...
SGLT2i use linked to lower risk for neurodegenerative disease in T2DM
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HealthDay News
Sep 18, 2024
A reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and Parkinson’s disease was seen with SGLT2i use in type 2 diabetes.
SGLT-2 inhibitors may cut dementia risk in patients with diabetes
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Haymarket Media
Sep 03, 2024
The findings show a greater effect with longer treatment, compared with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors.
Dementia diagnoses drop, but early-onset disease may be increasing among some
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 03, 2024
Two separate studies looking at dementia rates found a drop in diagnoses over time due to higher education and decreased smoking levels but an increase in potential early-onset dementia in Native populations.
Is Eli Lilly using ‘granfluencers’ to raise awareness of its Alzheimer’s med?
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Marc Iskowitz
Sep 04, 2024
Here’s why older internet celebs — granfluencers — soon might be making rounds on the Alzheimer’s drug marketing scene.