Certified nursing assistants are more likely to use “elderspeak,” a form of patronizing speech used with seniors, if they are familiar with the resident, if the resident has dementia, or others...
Nursing homes send too many dementia residents to the hospital in their last year of life, study finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 11, 2014
Nursing homes could do a better job of keeping residents with dementia out of the hospital during their last year of life, suggests recently published findings in Health Affairs.
The most important leadership decision in a Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement plan is not what, but who, to include, a former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official said Tuesday.
Study: Survival short after dementia diagnosis
Jan 14, 2008
Once diagnosed with dementia, the average length of survival is four-and-a-half years, according to a new report out of Britain. The study followed some 13,000 British citizens over the age of 65 over...
60 Seconds with…
Apr 01, 2008
Stephen McConnell, VP for advocacy and public policy, Alzheimer’s Association
Calcium supplements raise dementia risk in women surviving stroke sevenfold, study finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 19, 2016
Calcium supplements are tied to an increased risk of dementia in senior women who have had a stroke, researchers have found.
Inspector General report: 1 in 7 nursing home residents are incorrectly prescribed psychotropic medications
May 11, 2011
As many as one in seven elderly nursing home residents, most of whom have dementia, are being prescribed expensive, powerful antipsychotic medications that increase the risk of death, according to a report...
Study: Sustained use of antipsychotics increases Alzheimer’s death risk
Jan 12, 2009
Prolonged use of antipsychotic medications on Alzheimer’s patients is associated with a significantly increased risk of death, according to a new British study.
Genes cause aging? New research suggests so
Jul 25, 2008
While no one knows for certain what causes us to age, prevailing wisdom suggests it’s a buildup of stresses and the cumulative effects of disease. The surprising results of a recent study, however,...
Ask the care expert … about life safety code changes
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jun 01, 2014
I am a new ADON and heard there’s a new life safety code, which I’ll be responsible for. Is that true?