Omnibus bill includes $3.1 billion for dementia research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
The $1.4 trillion appropriations omnibus spending bill advanced by congressional leaders on Monday includes an increase of more than $300 million in funding for dementia research at the National Institutes...
91 groups, individuals praise bipartisan Alzheimer’s-related efforts in Senate
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 14, 2020
Twenty-seven organizations and 64 individuals told Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) that they are “particularly encouraged” by the lawmakers’ recommendation that the Center for...
People in the news, Nov. 17
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2020
Appointments, promotions and news at Capital Senior Living, Ingleside, Healthcare Management Partners, LeadingAge DC, LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware, Ohio Living, Retirement Unlimited, Sabra Health Care...
Assisted living, memory care, middle market among priority areas for provider group in 2020
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 05, 2020
Working to keep the regulation of assisted living at the state level, helping ensure full funding for programs for memory care residents, and advocating for financing reform to help middle-income older...
Appropriations bill increases dementia research funding by $350 million to $2.8 billion
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
The appropriation bill signed into law Friday contains a $350 million increase for Alzheimer’s and dementia research funding at the National Institutes of Health. The increase brings total annual NIH...
‘Better business model’ needed for dementia care, Senate committee hears
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 21, 2019
A “better business model for the diagnosis and care of persons with Alzheimer’s disease” needs to be created, Jason Karlawish, M.D., said Wednesday at a Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Health...
New Alzheimer’s task force will examine assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 12, 2019
Assisted living will figure squarely into the work of a new Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Task Force created in the Buckeye State under S.B. 24, which Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) has signed...
‘Dementia-capable’ workforce a key to changing trajectory of disease: report
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2019
Building a “dementia-capable” workforce across the care continuum is one of five recommendations that could change the trajectory of the disease, which could affect 13 million people and lead to an...
4 surgeons general call for annual cognitive assessments
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 14, 2019
Four former U.S. surgeons general are advocating for regular annual cognitive assessments as part of routine check-ups, calling dementia the No. 1 public health crisis.
Telemedicine decreases ED use by senior living residents with dementia: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 07, 2019
Use of telemedicine can decrease emergency department use by independent living and assisted living residents for their acute illnesses, according to a study newly published in the Journal of Post-Acute...