Meet Joan DiPaola, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Thought Leader’ honoree
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 10, 2024
Perhaps Joan DiPaola’s most significant contribution to dementia care is the vital reminder to caregivers and their families that people living with dementia are people. As the senior dementia care specialist...
Brain-body link
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2014
Custom technologies and activities linking physical and cognitive tasks provide new opportunities for meaningful interaction with residents who have dementia
Spare us the false hope about Alzheimer’s
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2013
Here we go again: This week saw the release of yet another breathless study claiming the cure for Alzheimer’s disease is getting closer — maybe.
CarePredict incorporates tracing tools
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2020
AI-powered CarePredict has launched its PinPoint Toolset with contact tracing, location tracing, path tracing and room traffic capabilities for nursing homes, assisted living, memory care and independent...
Ziegler Link-Age backs Embodied’s virtual training for senior care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 28, 2020
California-based Embodied Labs, an immersive platform using virtual reality to train senior care workers, has accumulated $3.2 million in seed funding from various sources. Age-related technology investor...
BMO Harris Healthcare lends nearly $60 million for purchase of Chicago’s Clare facility
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 15, 2020
BMO Harris Bank’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group recently closed a $59.4 million deal that enabled Pearson Street Partners LLC to finance the acquisition of The Clare in Chicago. Pearson is a joint...
VA healthcare bill aims to give vets more access to private long-term care services
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2018
Providers cheered the inclusion of long-term care and post-acute agreements in a major overhaul of veteran health care passed by the Senate this week.
Veterans deserve their day
By
Liza Berger
Nov 11, 2008
Unless you are a veteran, today may pass as just about any other day. But it should not go unnoticed. Veterans Day celebrates those Americans, including many in long-term care, who served in the armed...
Exercise may keep mild cognitive impairment from advancing to dementia
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 13, 2020
Study participants who began a weekly exercise routine after diagnosis with MCI had an 11% lower risk of progressing to Alzheimer’s when compared with people who did not exercise at all, a new study...
New platform targets dementia patients
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2020
Researchers from the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging and LifeBio are using artificial intelligence to connect with and improve care for older adults. The National Institute on Aging awarded the organizations...