A common painkiller associated with menstrual cramps could be a tool to reversing memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s disease, researchers assert.
iPads bolster memory skills
By
Mary Gustafson
Nov 01, 2011
Call it one more legacy of Steve Jobs: One Florida nursing home found that use of Apple’s iPad 2 tablet PC is able to rejuvenate the memory and social skills of the facility’s dementia residents.
Making Memories: Lorraine Fazarro
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 01, 2015
Cambridge Place Skilled Nursing Facility in Lexington, KY, recently launched a program called Making Memories. Resident Lorraine Fazarro had never met her teenage grandsons, so the program helped her family...
Capturing memories for seniors
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2018
School’s out for summer, but Sarina Helmer and Arlene Schmid will always be able to look back on the time they spent together. Helmer spent part of her senior year of high school putting together...
Beyond memory care
By
Judah L. Ronch
May 01, 2013
There has been a trend of late to refer to specialized care of individuals with dementia as “memory care.” I understand the need for a quick, catchy title for a new product or service line...
Memory-impaired focus
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2013
Facility features coax residents out of their rooms, emphasizing an enjoyable atmosphere and allowing wandering of the grounds.
Digital wayfinding app released
May 16, 2017
Memorial Hermann Health System launched the Memorial Hermann Find My Way, a digital wayfinding app for improving the patient experience.
Memory care community opened
Mar 01, 2016
Autumn Leaves of Westover Hills, the second of the company’s communities in San Antonio, opened last week.
Check memory sooner: group
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 05, 2015
More than 30% of those over age 70 have memory problems, and a panel of aging experts said this population should have memory and reasoning ability evaluated annually by a healthcare provider.
Berries boost memory: study
By
Mary Gustafson
Jun 06, 2012
Strawberry and blueberry consumption has been linked to slower rates of memory loss.