The COVID-19 outbreak may be indirectly affecting cognition, behavior and function in people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment, say investigators.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, March 12
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 11, 2020
Operator ‘strongly’ encourages COVID-19 testing after one resident dies, another tests positive at Seattle senior living community … Encourage elders to access their EHR data, researchers urge …...
Dementia mortality skyrockets since lockdowns; CMS loosens visitor restrictions
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 18, 2020
An excessive number of deaths due to dementia have occurred since shelter-in-place orders went into effect this spring, a new analysis finds. Meanwhile, CMS has proposed a framework for nursing homes...
Faithfully merging palliative care and infection control reduces harmful resident transfers: study
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2021
The more a nursing home adheres to the newer concept of integrated best practices in these areas, the fewer hospital transfers in residents with advanced dementia, researchers say.
New prognostic tool supports end-of-life discussions for dementia patients, families: study
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 03, 2022
A prognostic tool that estimates mortality risk may help clinicians to guide discussions about treatment decisions and advance care planning, investigators say.