Partnership provides dementia best practices training for senior living staff … COVID-19 infections raise risk of long-term gastrointestinal problems … A quarter of physicians report clinical depression...
Study finds high resident use of antipsychotics in Nova Scotia
By
Rachael Zimlich
Feb 15, 2023
A new study reveals a startling trend in how people with dementia are being medically managed in long-term care facilities in one Canadian province.
Study pinpoints mortality risk after major surgery for frail seniors with dementia
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 29, 2022
Among frail seniors who had major surgery, 28% died in the following year. Mortality was even higher in those with dementia. The results may aid clinicians in counseling patients and their families about...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Nov 15, 2022
Healthcare only 1 of 6 sectors to have fewer respiratory illnesses in 2021: BLS report … Long-term care residents with dementia showed more depression symptoms during COVID, study says… New York City...
One in 10 older U.S. adults has dementia, new national data show
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 25, 2022
Ten percent of U.S. seniors have dementia and another 22% have cognitive impairment, finds the first such national study in two decades.
Black adults less likely to receive a diagnosis of dementia, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 07, 2022
The findings support a growing body of evidence that race influences dementia diagnosis, investigators say.
Multimorbidity may up seniors’ dementia risk by 63 percent over 15 years
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 03, 2022
Identifying high-risk disease clusters could help clinicians to better target patients for dementia care, researchers say.
Feeding tubes pose risk for those with advanced dementia
By
Lori Baker
Sep 22, 2022
A new study published in the September issue of JAMDA reveals nasogastric tube feeding (NGF) is associated with a higher pneumonia risk for patients with both dysphagia and behavioral feeding problems.
Rising caregiver depression, care hours evident up to 10 years before a partner’s dementia diagnosis
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 08, 2022
An increase in caregiving hours and depressive symptoms are detectable in caregivers at least 10 years before their partner is diagnosed with cognitive impairment, a new study finds.
Popular TV series may help reduce stigma around Alzheimer’s
By
John Roszkowski
Sep 02, 2022
The narrative and dramatization of Alzheimer’s disease in the popular TV series “This is Us” may help reduce the stigma around dementia and promote family discussions about plans for aging, new...