Art intervention improves well-being of adults with dementia
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 04, 2019
An art gallery program for adults with dementia helps to improve well-being and normalize cortisol levels, according to a new study.
Overweight seniors living longer, less mobile lives, researchers find
Aug 22, 2008
Obesity among seniors is somewhat of a ticking time bomb for healthcare systems worldwide, according to British researchers. While it does not increase the risk for death among the elderly, it leads to...
Many elderly women with dementia receiving unnecessary mammograms, report finds
Jan 25, 2010
Thousands of elderly women with severe dementia are receiving mammograms, despite recommendations that this group should not be subject to this medical procedure, according to a recent study.
Eden Alternative issues dementia care report
Aug 25, 2015
Person-directed dementia care helps reduce use of antipsychotics, according to a new report from The Eden Alternative®.
Hospice billings changed
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently updated instructions on coding hospice claims. Billing staffs should be aware of these changes, which went into effect Oct. 1, CMS stated in a memorandum...
New Johns Hopkins process tackles dementia symptoms
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
A new six-step approach from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing professors outlines management of behavioral symptoms in dementia.
Lawmakers should weigh costs associated with dementia when coordinating care for Medicare beneficiaries,...
By
McKnight's Staff
May 17, 2012
As policymakers seek to integrate care for dual eligibles, they need to consider the cost of treating beneficiaries with dementia, new data suggests.
Long-term care facilities refusing free CMS resource on dementia, nurses association says
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 17, 2014
Some nursing homes are not accepting a dementia training resource sent by the government, even though it is free and recommended, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Nursing.
Gait speed slows long before dementia diagnosis, 15-year study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 11, 2022
Slowing gait speed may signal the onset of dementia up to nine years before cognitive decline becomes evident, investigators say. It’s also linked to Alzheimer’s-related brain changes.
Prescription dementia drugs delay nursing home admission by one year, new study shows
Oct 12, 2011
Dementia-fighting drugs could help delay the admission of individuals suffering with dementia to nursing homes by up to a year, new British research suggests.