At least 26 barriers impede seniors’ advance care planning, researchers find
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2021
Fully 91% of participants responded that they had at least one barrier to initiating advance care planning. When compared with their peers who reported none, these study participants were more likely to...
Delayed cognitive decline linked to daily use of two languages
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 21, 2020
People receive a later diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment when they actively speak two languages every day, investigators report.
Dementia-related speech difficulties found to reflect patients’ native language
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 10, 2020
Italian- and English-speaking patients with the same form of dementia had different speech symptoms that affected diagnostic measurements.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, September 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 12, 2019
Brain reorganizes itself during specific stroke rehabilitation … What multilingual nuns can tell us about dementia … Rates of type 2 diabetes falling in high-income countries … Advanced MRI scan...
Summer reading: The language of long-term care
By
Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld
Jul 30, 2014
A recent NPR survey of older adults had a not-too-surprising finding: No one likes being referred to as “elderly” or as a “senior.”
Therapy can still benefit older, long-time aphasia sufferers, study shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 10, 2013
Therapy can improve language function and general cognition for seniors who have had aphasia for years, according to a recently published study.
ACOs and other language barriers
By
John O'Connor
Dec 19, 2011
We’re hearing a lot about the looming world of accountable care organizations, or ACOs, especially with Monday’s unveiling of the 32 “pioneer” organizations. Odds are you have a...