Medication use patterns in older adults with dementia raise concerns about adverse cognitive side effects
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2023
A study of medication use patterns in older adults living with dementia found increased overall drug use in the year after dementia diagnosis, pointing to potential gaps in clinical practice on deprescribing...
Behavioral health-memory care model serves increasing needs in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2023
Cascade Senior Living Servicesgot creative by pursuing uncommon contracts and specialty partnerships to serve people living with significant mental health or dementia diagnoses.
New dementia roundtable aims to standardize care navigation programming
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2023
A roundtable of experts will work to establish consistent processes and protocols for dementia care navigation to support people living with dementia or with new diagnoses.
CMS’ shift in attitude toward family caregivers could benefit senior living: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2023
A “notable” proposal related to establishing a new payment program for caregiver training is signaling a shift in attitudes toward the contributions of family caregivers that could benefit senior living...
States create individual responses to dementia as it grows as a public health issue
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2023
A coalition of organizations — including senior living ones — asked Congress to recommit to funding the national response to Alzheimer’s and related dementias, and several states are providing additional...
Dementia testing: Older adults see value, but few have undergone it
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 24, 2023
The majority of older adults see benefit in dementia screening tests, but most have not been tested in the past year, and a majority never have been screened, according to the results of a new poll.
Alzheimer’s disease most prevalent in East, Southeast, first-ever county-level data show
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 18, 2023
East and Southeast US states have the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s dementia, according to the first county-level study of disease occurrence.
US senior living providers part of international campaign to reimagine dementia
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2023
An international grassroots campaign that includes several US senior living providers is “Taking It to the Streets” to present a creative alternative to the fear, stigma and hopelessness often surrounding...
$4 billion increase in Alzheimer’s funding needed to prevent ‘catastrophe,’ coalition with provider...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 11, 2023
Funding the national response to Alzheimer’s and related dementias is a “national priority, economic and budgetary necessity, health and moral imperative,” according to a coalition of 360 organizations...
New law implements training, exam requirements for assisted living employees
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2023
A new law in Texas requires managers and caregivers at assisted living communities serving people living with dementia to complete four hours of dementia-related training and pass an exam about dementia,...