Resident Care Archives - Page 3 of 274

I Advance Senior Care | November 1, 2018

Local performers put on memory care play

Arthur Monsetin is a fictional character, but the story of his fading memory and declining comprehension is one that will ring true to the millions of Americans suffering from dementia, and the family members who struggle along with them.

I Advance Senior Care | October 24, 2018

National Institute on Aging provides grant for brain activity biomarker research

This project addresses the growing unmet need for alternative approaches to mitigating cognitive decline by introducing a robot companion that will interact and motivate patients in order to reinforce therapeutic behavior

I Advance Senior Care | October 23, 2018

Antipsychotic medicine proven ineffective for dementia

Antipsychotic medications, such as haloperidol (brand name, Haldol), are widely used in intensive care units, emergency rooms, hospital wards and nursing homes.

I Advance Senior Care | October 11, 2018

Alzheimer’s Association releases new appropriate use criteria for procedures

The appropriate use criteria (AUC) is available online by Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association as an article in press, corrected proof.

I Advance Senior Care | October 10, 2018

USC scientists map brain with relation to Alzheimer’s

Curing some of the most vexing diseases first requires navigating the world's most complex structure -- the human brain. So, USC scientists have created the most detailed atlas yet of the brain's memory bank.

I Advance Senior Care | October 8, 2018

High-intensity therapy being used in skilled nursing for near-death patients

As the skilled nursing industry prepares for a shift away from therapy as a primary reimbursement driver, a new study raises questions about the use of high-intensity therapy minutes at the end of residents’ lives.

I Advance Senior Care | September 25, 2018

Scientists see positive results with senolytic therapies and Alzheimer’s

Scientists at the University of Texas have implicated a type of cellular stress for the first time as a player in Alzheimer's disease.

I Advance Senior Care | September 24, 2018

CDC predicts dementia issues will nearly double by 2060

In 2014, 5 million Americans — or 1.6 percent of the population — felt the burden of the diseases.

I Advance Senior Care | September 19, 2018

Scientists develop ability for computer avatars to detect dementia

This technique developed by a team from Osaka University and Nara Institute of Science and Technology involves learning characteristics of sounds of elderly people who answer easy questions.

I Advance Senior Care | September 11, 2018

Some doctors push notion that Alzheimer’s could be infectious

Dr. Leslie Norins is willing to hand over $1 million of his own money to anyone who can clarify something: Is Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia worldwide, caused by a germ?