Nicole Stempak |
December 14, 2017
Make the holidays the most wonderful time of the year by using time-honored traditions and faith-based celebrations to engage residents with dementia.
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Pamela Tabar |
December 11, 2017
A British survey shows that most people feel the knowledge of the diagnosis would be valuable even if the disease has no cure.
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Pamela Tabar |
December 11, 2017
The high-tech retinal imaging captures clues to early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and could speed medication development.
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Scent-associated memories are among the strongest and most lasting, but how does the brain decide which memories to keep and which to discard over time?
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Pamela Tabar |
December 4, 2017
An Australian team has created a simulation to mimic how people with dementia hear, and it could affect the way memory care centers are designed.
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Benzodiazepines, prescribed to lessen insomnia and anxiety, may be associated with an earlier death in those with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Pamela Tabar |
November 26, 2017
The winner of the 2017 OPTIMA Award for Excellence in Memory Care has slashed its use of antipsychotics to just 3 percent by retraining its staff and implementing a strict “just say no” policy.
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A Washington state agency has drafted guidelines for people with dementia who don’t want to receive oral foods or fluids.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 21, 2017
Gates is investing his own fortune toward dementia research and startups exploring new treatments.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 21, 2017
Administering dementia treatments may be more difficult than developing them, according to a RAND report on healthcare infrastructure.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 21, 2017
Door decals are giving a Canadian memory care facility a new look and helping residents with wayfinding and navigation.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 17, 2017
The organization is taking up its first court case on behalf of a woman with Alzheimer’s who was discharged from her nursing home without warning.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 16, 2017
A Virginia resale boutique pledged $125k toward a memory care retrofit at an area senior living facility.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 13, 2017
Kevin and Avonte’s Law would renew and expand resources for family members, first responders to find missing loved ones who wander, including those with dementia.
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Pamela Tabar |
November 8, 2017
The tax deduction for medical expenses is on the chopping block in the Trump Administration’s new tax reform bill, an elimination that could seriously hurt all seniors, especially those with dementia.
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Pamela Tabar |
November 8, 2017
Advocacy groups say the government’s £132 million funding for Alzheimer’s research needs to be doubled for at least the next five years.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 7, 2017
Japan’s food industry is rethinking meal time with the rising number of seniors and deaths related to choking.
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Recent findings offer more support for primavanserin, an antipsychotic that works more effectively than other widely-used drugs—and without the damaging side effects.
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Researchers have found a connection between how the brain breaks down glucose and onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 6, 2017
A bold new campaign shows how dementia can cause creativity to disappear and leads to confusion.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 6, 2017
Residents with dementia made toys for children in Texas who were affected by the hurricane.
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The company's technology has been selected to participate in a Canadian project to study medication compliance and care coordination in home-based and long-term care patients.
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Nicole Stempak |
October 30, 2017
Four Republican Assembly members have drafted bills to provide support for those with dementia and their families.
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Heritage Senior Living has developed a person-centered approach for memory care that is supported by physical surroundings.
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Pamela Tabar |
October 25, 2017
Increased risk factors for dementia can begin earlier in life than you think, especially for hypertensive women.
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Nicole Stempak |
October 23, 2017
Researchers from the UK have promising findings that a vaccine derived from a cucumber virus could be a preventive treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
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Pamela Tabar |
October 23, 2017
The connection between trauma and dementia is gaining in attention, but some researchers say sleep also is a crucial factor in how the brain deals with cellular degeneration.
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Pamela Tabar |
October 20, 2017
Care sites in the United States and the United Kingdom will test the razor, billed as the world’s first razor designed for shaving someone else.
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Pamela Tabar |
October 19, 2017
Artists create life-like dolls to awaken nurturing instincts in residents who participate in doll therapy.
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Pamela Tabar |
October 19, 2017
Robotic pets are putting a high-tech spin on the calming power of cuddles--and senior care providers are buying.
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