Green House Project dementia care pilot will use virtual reality, telehealth
Eleven senior living operators will participate in a pilot project to test a new dementia education initiative by The Green House Project.
Dementia
Telemedicine decreases ED use by senior living residents with dementia: study
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 and Long-Term Care Medicine.
Study suggests ways senior living can optimize care for residents with dementia
A new study examining the differences between residents with moderately severe dementia who live in residential care settings, such as retirement communities and assisted living, and those who live in nursing homes or at home suggests actions those in senior living can take to benefit their residents, the lead author tells McKnight’s Senior Living.
Being social lowers dementia risk: study
Older and middle-aged adults who are socially active appear to be at lower risk of developing dementia, according to new research.
Keep it real with evidence-based simulation learning
Scientifically researched training tools offer assurances that do-it-yourself and knock-off training programs cannot ensure.
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.
Affinity Living tests light’s effects on residents living with dementia
New studies by Affinity Living Group and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill aim to use light to reduce the number of falls or amount of agitation in residents living with dementia.
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.
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