Only 45% of people with Alzheimer’s disease or their caregivers say they were told the diagnosis by their doctor, according to the 2015 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report.
More than half of Alzheimer’s patients never learn of diagnosis: Report
By
John Hall
Mar 25, 2015
A new report by the Alzheimer’s Association asserts that fewer than half of Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers ever learn of their diagnosis from a physician, and those who do typically...
Falling short in labeling seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 29, 2014
I’m confident I’m not the only person who has worked in a hospital or long-term care who has heard this conversation about someone elderly who has recently died. “Well, she fell and broke...