Closed senior living community, state face multi-million dollar lawsuit over resident’s death
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2024
An Oregon senior living community and the state agency that oversees long-term care facilities were hit with a $41 million wrongful death lawsuit in the death of a memory care resident who wandered out...
Bake sale-supported nursing home turns to assisted living to survive
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 05, 2024
A Rhode Island nursing home that had turned to a grassroots funding campaign that included a resident-run bake sale to avoid closure is reworking one of its floors into a memory-care focused assisted...
More news for Monday, April 8
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2024
Epoch Senior Living achieves Purple Flag dementia accreditation at 9 communities … COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased loss to follow-up among people with newly diagnosed dementia receiving anti-dementia...
Bipartisan efforts would accelerate dementia care workforce preparedness, access to care
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 26, 2024
A bipartisan bill that has been introduced would better prepare primary care providers to diagnose disease and care for people living with dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Proposed licensure changes would increase costs for assisted living providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2024
New Jersey’s proposed switch from one set of licensure standards for assisted living communities and personal care homes to another may or may not bode well for providers, but one thing is certain —...
Signed appropriations package includes $100 million funding increase for dementia research
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 25, 2024
A fiscal year 2024 appropriations package signed Saturday by President Biden will increase funding by $100 million for research into Alzheimer’s and other dementias at the National Institutes of Health...
Facility staff and families both struggle to figure out processes for dementia patients, report reveals
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2024
It’s not just family caregivers who face challenges navigating dementia care — the nation’s healthcare workers also said they had difficulties providing care coordination through a complex healthcare...
Delayed dementia diagnosis ups danger potential
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 01, 2016
Older adults who show signs of probable dementia but have not received a formal diagnosis are almost twice as likely as those who have received a diagnosis to undertake activities that could endanger themselves...
Bills prioritizing funding for dementia research and care move forward in Congress
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 19, 2024
Several bills aimed at renewing the nation’s commitment to healthy aging and funding for Alzheimer’s research are moving their way through the legislative process.
Dementia diagnosis has ‘silver lining’ for many
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 25, 2016
A diagnosis of dementia or mild cognitive impairment may contain a “silver lining” for those with the disease, according to research presented Monday at the Alzheimer’s Association International...