Alzheimer’s disease brain changes may be the culprit when an older person with no known cognitive decline has a fall, according to a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Diseases.
Minimizing caregiver risk
By
Carol J. Farran and Judith J. McCann
Sep 04, 2012
Memory care can be taxing on a caregiver. When a staff member is consistently charged with caring for more advanced Alzheimer’s residents, the care can be even more stressful.
Clinicians missing ‘critical’ step in Alzheimer’s diagnoses, 2023 report finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 16, 2023
Clinicians are not proactive in engaging patients on the subject of memory concerns, missing a key chance for timely diagnosis and early treatment, finds an Alzheimer’s Association report released...
Study: About 14 percent of Americans experienced long COVID
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 03, 2023
By the end of 2022, 1 in 7 people in the United States said they had long COVID, a new study published in PLoS ONE on Thursday showed.
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By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 25, 2019
LTC led all of healthcare in deal volume in 2018 … State auditor says managed care companies are keeping too much profit … What seems like a memory issue for seniors may be a hearing problem instead:...
Grape expectations: Tiny fruit holds huge age-related health benefits
Jun 05, 2008
They say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but two new reports suggest that grapes may help stave off death itself.
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Jun 19, 2019
McKnight’s Senior Living Expo offers sessions on behavioral health, mobile technology and winning recruitment strategies beginning at 10:30 ET today… Nutrition program at core of lawsuit alleges nursing...
Long-term statin use reduces dementia risk by 30%, researchers discover
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 02, 2013
Statins, which are commonly used to treat high cholesterol, do not cause cognition problems in the short term and may offer significant protection against dementia in the long term. This is according to...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, May 16
By
Kristen Fischer
May 15, 2024
Study: Sleep apnea severity linked to verbal memory decline … Test ties mobility to cognitive function … Spotting osteosarcopenia in heart valve operation patients could predict post-surgical death...
Mather Lifeways named Gold Winner in McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 11, 2017
Mather Lifeways has returned to the throne in the McKnight’s Tech Awards competition, winning Gold once again, this time in the High Tech/High Touch category.