‘Gold standard’ for dementia care focuses on person-centered practices: panel … Delta, now a ‘variant of concern,’ accounts for 10% of new U.S. COVID cases, CDC says … Vaccine effort turns...
Primary care clinicians on front lines of early Alzheimer’s care in rural U.S., study reveals
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 09, 2022
Primary care doctors and NPs, rather than specialists, are more likely to provide care for early-onset dementias in rural areas.
Assessing dementia? Have a stranger gauge memory
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 08, 2023
Having an outsider assess memory could be a low-cost method to see if a person is at risk for dementia, according to new research.
New dementia risk score can spot disease starting at age 50
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 28, 2023
A new tool aims to assess dementia risk in people aged 50 and up, which could pave the way for preventive strategies and/or earlier detection.
‘Elderspeak’ study reveals prevalence: study
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 21, 2014
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...
Soaring dementia treatment costs leave care providers to find solutions: report
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2022
The growing needs of patients will put the onus on healthcare providers and other stakeholders to increase access to high-quality dementia care services, the Milken Institute reports.
State News
Jan 01, 2014
NEW JERSEY – Untold amounts of money have been pilfered from nursing home residents’ funds by those entrusted to protect them, and little government oversight exists to prevent it. This is...
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, February 4
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 03, 2020
Aerobics training boosts cognitive abilities in adults at risk for dementia … Soybean oil linked to neurological changes that can lead to Alzheimer’s … New multimorbidity scoring tool performs...
Report: Caregivers are left out of Alzheimer’s, dementia clinical trials
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 22, 2023
A new study explores the lack of integration of family caregivers to support their loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) who are part of clinical trials.
Study: Joint surgery not linked to excess memory decline
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 10, 2024
Older adults commonly have a decline in how they perform on neuropsychological tests after a total joint arthroplasty like a hip or knee surgery. A new study found that people who undergo the operations...