Improved dementia diagnosing can lead to better advanced care planning: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2022
Medical providers are diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in older adults more frequently than in the past, providing opportunities for better advanced care planning, according to the...
Spa program reduces use of antipsychotics, other meds in memory care residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 14, 2022
When Sunshine Retirement Living officials saw a significant drop in the use of antipsychotics in its memory care residents after piloting a “sensory spa” in one community, its mission became clear....
15-minute test could identify subtle signs of dementia quicker than ever: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2021
A 15-minute self-administered test developed by researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center identified the early, subtle signs of dementia sooner than standard testing, allowing earlier...
In-person visits, communication keys to reducing stress in family of residents with dementia: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 06, 2021
Prioritizing in-person visits, communication and bereavement support can help reduce stress for families of people living with dementia in long-term care facilities, according to a new study.
Hidden camera reportedly captures abuse of 90-year-old who moved to senior living community due to wildfire
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 29, 2021
Two caregivers no longer are employed at a California senior living community after they reportedly abused a 90-year-old woman with dementia who moved there to avoid a wildfire near her home. The alleged...
Dementia-competent workforce, career advancement keys to improving Alzheimer’s care: Senate committee
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2021
Developing a dementia-competent workforce and providing career advancement opportunities will help strengthen direct care workforce recruitment and retention, leading to a better quality of life for people...
‘Nudging’ can create engagement between staff members, residents: speaker
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 22, 2021
Using engagement tools to “nudge” staff members and residents into meaningful interactions not only creates senior living communities that are great places to live; it also creates the best possible...
Proposed bills would create new standards for staff dementia training
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 09, 2021
Creating a standard of dementia training for assisted living and other caregivers is the goal of proposed legislation in Florida, but a senior living organization says that not targeting training by population...
New law devotes full-time resources to people with dementia, caregivers, workforce
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 23, 2021
Kentucky is devoting full-time resources to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia under a measure signed into law last week.
Dementia care report should be ‘catalyst for change,’ committee says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 24, 2021
An ad hoc committee from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine produced a report on how to move dementia care forward by focusing on the well-being of individuals with dementia and...