‘Aggressive’ advance directive would allow patients to decline food, water at end of dementia...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 02, 2018
A New York group that supports aid-in-dying has approved a new document allowing patients to record in advance that they’ll want to stop eating and drinking if they develop severe dementia.
Big Apple visitor gives Australian facility resident ‘best’ day of her life
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 24, 2018
A walk through the halls of her Australian nursing home turned into the best day of Berenice Benson’s life when she found herself escorted by one of New York City’s finest.
Nursing home dedicates new relaxation room to former resident
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Sep 06, 2017
A Connecticut nursing home is honoring one of its former residents with a remodeled room to give individuals with dementia a place to relax.
Providers warming up to free dementia resource, feds note
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Sep 01, 2014
Nursing homes are no longer returning or refusing a free dementia care training resource, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Jun 24, 2014
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CMS budget defines nursing home quality targets, requests an additional $50 million for surveys
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 12, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 requests additional funds for survey activities and lists the agency’s targets for nursing home quality measures.
Caregivers should prepare for some residents to ‘get worse’ during antipsychotic drawdown,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 26, 2013
Leaders in long-term care facilities should take steps to ensure that residents with dementia are not unnecessarily put back on antipsychotic medications, according to officials who spoke on a call with...
CMS updates survey guidelines for antipsychotic drugs in dementia care
By
McKnight's Staff
May 31, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated survey guidelines regarding nursing homes’ use of antipsychotic medications for dementia care. The 59-page interim guidance revises Appendix...
Combo therapy aids nutrition
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
Memory training combined with a Montessori-based approach to daily living can improve nutrition and reduce depression among those with dementia, a study in the Journal of Advanced Nursing finds.
Dementia researchers identify therapies to improve eating habits, reduce depression
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 01, 2013
A particular type of memory training combined with a Montessori-based approach to daily living can decrease depression in dementia patients by improving their eating habits, according to a recent study.