Enrichment activities activate genes that help seniors resist cognitive decline
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 08, 2021
Spending time on intellectually stimulating activities appears to activate a gene family known as MEF2, which controls a genetic program in the brain that promotes resistance to cognitive decline. That’s...
Drugmakers ask FDA to approve another Alzheimer’s drug, similar to Aduhelm
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 29, 2021
Drugmakers Eisai and Biogen are putting the Food and Drug Administration to the test with a request to approve a second Alzheimer’s drug that works like aducanumab (Aduhelm), the new, yet controversial,...
‘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
By
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.
When man bites dog at the Alzheimer’s care facility
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 08, 2016
Here’s your long-term care “Man bites dog” story of the week.
Get smart about brain health
By
Catherine O’Brien, Ph.D
Mar 02, 2015
Activity directors and lifestyle coordinators across the country are trying to find the best solutions for residents who request “brain games” out of a desire to improve their memory and sharpen...
Tomorrow’s nursing homes must integrate palliative care
Jan 09, 2015
Palliative care, a form of patient-centered care focused on quality of life for the seriously ill, should be the standard of practice for all elderly patients with complex illness in nursing homes.
How one SNF landed AHCA’s top distinction
By
Tom Boyes
Oct 08, 2014
This year, our Altercare of Louisville Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing became the first center in Ohio to earn the American Healthcare Association and National Center for Assisted Living’s...
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.