Napping may be a sign of approaching Alzheimer’s
When residents begin to take more naps, it might not just be that they are tired. New research indicates it might be an early warning sign of advancing Alzheimer’s disease.
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New breakthroughs: Precision medicine for Alzheimer’s
For senior living communities already offering quality dementia services, working in concert with providers offering precision medicine solutions could be the next step in the evolution of state-of-the-art dementia care.
Model can predict cognitive decline in patients
People at risk for Alzheimer’s disease vary in how quickly cognitive decline may occur. But a new model predicts cognition test scores for up to two years and may lead to improving what medications are prescribed.
Current estimates fail to account for ‘hidden’ costs of Alzheimer’s, researchers say
Existing measures are missing some of the costs to society associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, information that will be critical to policymakers as they make decisions related to treatment and research funding and other issues, according to a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
New state laws emphasize dementia training, background check database access
S.B. 827 adds dementia training to the continuing education component for physicians and nurses in Connecticut, and S.B. 832 facilitates easier public access to the databases used for background checks of those working with the elderly.
Technology that detects falls helps reduce ED visits by 80%, study finds
An artificial intelligence-enabled camera system helped senior living communities reduce visits from emergency medical teams by 75% and visits to emergency departments by 80% by detecting falls among residents living with dementia, according to the results of a pilot study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Managed Care.
Heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s top list of older adult death causes
Heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease were the three leading causes of death for those aged 85 or more years in 2017, according to a newly released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A new dementia care imperative
In the field of aging services today, a confluence of factors is creating an imperative to move the needle toward more forward-thinking dementia care.
Alzheimer’s vaccine shows promise in study
A vaccine developed by University of New Mexico researchers has shown promise in preventing the formation of the tau tangles in the brain and someday potentially could prevent the cognitive decline typically seen in people with Alzheimer’s disease, they said.
Virtual reality helps diagnose Alzheimer’s disease earlier, study finds
Virtual reality can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than cognitive tests currently considered to be the “gold standard,” suggests a new study published in the journal Brain.
