University of Michigan researchers have found relatively minimal changes in central nervous system-active medication use among Michigan nursing home residents with dementia following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a finding that may be explained in part by regulatory pressures to reduce antipsychotic prescribing in U.S. skilled nursing facilities. With the disruptions in daily routines…
People with both visual and hearing impairments are twice as likely to develop dementia as their peers with only one impairment or normal sensory function, investigators say.
Fully one third of patients with COVID-19 go on to develop substantial neurological and psychiatric problems, including anxiety disorder, dementia, and stroke, a new study finds. Investigators foresee a growing need for clinical services and care for these patients.
People with dementia are not more likely than their same-age peers to develop severe COVID-19 or die from the disease — but they are more likely to experience delirium, according to a new study.
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Effective, non-drug interventions can be prescribed by clinicians as part of an evidence-based treatment plan for depression in people with dementia, a geriatrician-researcher says.
A primary care toolkit for brain health assessment and dementia diagnosis has gotten a much-needed update as more research points to the potential for better outcomes with earlier diagnoses, the authors and reviewers say.
Suicide attempts are more likely in newly diagnosed individuals, according to a new study. The authors urge clinicians to connect patients to a variety of supportive services.
End-of-life hospitalization risk among Black residents with severe cognitive impairment is persistently elevated both within and between facilities, a study of long-stay residents shows.
Looking to better understand how dementia-related psychosis might affect residents? Broaden your perspective during a McKnight’s disease-awareness webinar providing an overview of hallucinations and delusions associated with dementia-related psychosis from the long-term care perspective. The program will focus on the prevalence, impact and proposed neurobiology of hallucinations and delusions across the dementias, as well as…
