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Four percent of US adults aged 65 or more years have a dementia diagnosis, with rates of dementia increasing with age, according to newly released data.

An increase in the percentage with a dementia diagnosis was seen with increasing age; a decrease was seen with an increasing education level.

A five-minute cognitive assessment test and an electronic medical record (EMR) decision-making add-on system improved dementia diagnosis and care, according to a clinical trial.

A threefold improvement was seen in dementia care actions with the 5-Cog paradigm, a culturally adept cognitive detection tool.

Illinois has become the first state to legislatively enact a requirement for state employee health insurance to provide Alzheimer’s treatment coverage.

Legislative action creating a coordinated response to Alzheimer’s and dementia in Louisiana is being called a “commendable” step toward addressing the needs of those affected by the disease. And...

A computerized tool can accurately identify older adults visiting the emergency department who have a high risk of dying within six months, a new study found.

An even higher risk for young-onset dementia was seen for preeclampsia before 34 weeks of gestation or superimposed on chronic hypertension.

A South Florida senior living community will need to pay the estate of a former resident $2.5 million over allegations that a resident sustained a severe brain injury in an unsupervised bathroom fall.

Senior living and other long-term care providers looking to launch their own dementia care training programs now can turn to the Alzheimer’s Association, which was just named the world’s first Project...