Kristen Fischer

For the second year, the United Hospital Fund’s partnership with nursing homes was successful in deprescribing unnecessary medications when appropriate, a new report shows.

Report: Long-term care residents with penicillin allergies more likely to receive broad-spectrum antibiotics

Cleveland Clinic published a case study Thursday that shows the importance of talking to older adults about what matters to them in their care.

Study: Smartphones can detect dementia risk factors … Report aims to define dementia types for primary care teams … Older adults who quit smoking can extend lives, study finds

A new blood test platform can measure more than a hundred biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease at k the same time, and could aid in early diagnosis, a new study finds.

Annual wellness visits may be critical to identify mild cognitive impairment (MCI) early among Medicare beneficiaries, which could drive more proactive care, a new study finds.

Loneliness increased the risk for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and cognitive impairment, according to a new meta-analysis.

Updated law gives more protection to people with autism, dementia who have mental health conditions … Study: Higher risk for short-term nursing home stay in people on insulin who receive home care …...

People with diabetes who took diuretics and alpha blockers had a higher risk for worsening frailty compared with those who didn’t take those medications. The risk for developing frailty was slightly...

GSK announced on Tuesday that a single dose of its Arexvy vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was 43.3% effective in preventing severe illness three years after patients 60 and older first...