Mandatory dementia reporting from clinicians to DMV may backfire, study says
By
Donna Shryer
Apr 29, 2024
With more older adults on the road and dementia cases rising, some states require doctors or patients to report dementia diagnoses to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). However, a new study suggests...
Leveraging ACOs to deliver high quality primary care in senior living
Apr 22, 2024
This engaging exploration of the value of ACOs discusses what all providers should know about this up-and-coming caregiving structure, as well as how Curana has improved care delivery for patients living...
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 19
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 19, 2024
Alzheimer’s begins, moves faster in people with Down syndrome, research finds … Blueberry extracts tied to reduced cognitive aging, study finds … Harder brain work may lower odds for memory issues...
Brain stimulation treatment improved depression, anxiety in older adults: study
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 12, 2024
A brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms in older adults, a study published last month in Brain Stimulation finds.
Whistleblowers get another chance to fine-tune 8-year-old allegations against Genesis
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2024
More than eight years after first alleging False Claims Act violations against Genesis Healthcare and Sun Healthcare, a group of whistleblowers was given more time to refine its case.
Knitting a team
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 18, 2024
I can still remember the clicking of needles and the feeling of chunky strands of cotton passing silently between my fingers. It was early in my elementary school epoch, and we tiny people sat cross-legged...
This Alzheimer’s inequity has to change
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 09, 2024
To say my step-mom and I were close is an understatement. She was the maid-of-honor at my wedding. We talked daily. When she had her bilateral mastectomy, I was there for her, and when I had mine, she...
LA Leadership Summit kicks off Monday
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 12, 2024
The annual LeadingAge spring conference, the Leadership Summit, starts Monday and will again feature a variety of educational sessions on operations, technology, lobbying activities and strategy.
Death, hospice rates higher in memory care facilities: study
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 04, 2024
There was a higher death rate and rate of using hospice in residents with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia receiving memory care treatment at assisted living communities compared to those at...
Knee osteoarthritis linked to more rapid brain aging, dementia risk
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 08, 2024
People with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) may have a higher risk of cognitive decline including dementia. Specifically, those with knee osteoarthritis have more accelerated brain aging, according...