Rural seniors with dementia have longer nursing home stays, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 23, 2020
Rural Medicare recipients with Alzheimer’s and related dementias have longer nursing home stays and shorter survival time following diagnosis than their urban peers, investigators say.
Risk of Alzheimer’s nearly doubles in seniors with COVID, analysis shows
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 15, 2022
The resulting wave of disease could further strain already limited long-term care resources, investigators say.