WV stops nursing home visits after spike in deaths … Minnesota nursing home sues resident’s relative who claimed COVID-19 testing was an effort to kill patients … Indiana launches program to track...
Alzheimer’s trials losing numbers game, study says
Dec 21, 2012
A new study has determined people with Alzheimer’s disease are less likely to participate in clinical trials without a spouse caregiver.
Assisted living residents with dementia had higher all-cause mortality during pandemic
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2022
Assisted living residents with dementia were more likely to die from any cause in the early months of the pandemic than AL residents without dementia, a new study has found.
As executive director of Porter Place, an Anthem Memory Care community, Colleen Kamin watched residents suddenly become isolated and sink into a dangerous lethargy during the early days of the pandemic.
Virtual reality can improve quality of life for people with dementia, researchers say
By
Marty Stempniak
May 14, 2019
Deploying virtual reality technology can “vastly improve” day-to-day life for dementia patients, bolstering their ability to recall past memories, reducing aggression and improving caregiver interactions.
I couldn’t live without…QuietCare
Jul 05, 2012
California-based senior services and housing operator Eskaton uses Care Innovations’ QuietCare system to better monitor its residents and improve staff communication in memory care communities.
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 19
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 19, 2024
Alzheimer’s begins, moves faster in people with Down syndrome, research finds … Blueberry extracts tied to reduced cognitive aging, study finds … Harder brain work may lower odds for memory issues...
Webb named CHI Living Communities chief executive officer
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 10, 2020
Aaron D. Webb has been named CEO of CHI Living Communities effective June 15. He succeeds Rick Ryan, who retired May 1. Webb’s focus will be on further aligning CHI Living Communities with CommonSpirit...
Hospitalizations contribute to cognitive decline, study finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 23, 2012
Seniors who have been hospitalized have a higher risk for experiencing a cognitive decline, a new study finds.
Nursing home to pay $250,000 in resident’s wheelchair death
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 12, 2017
A Pennsylvania jury has found a nursing home at fault for the death of an 85-year-old resident who fell from a wheelchair and broke his neck. The jury decided the provider should pay the deceased’s...