Language is important. Whether we realize it or not, the way we speak about people reflects our beliefs about them and ultimately affects how we treat them. Whether we are aiming for a community-wide culture change or simply looking for a way to better support a person living with dementia, language matters. So let us…
Positive delirium screenings in new SNF residents often lead to inappropriate dementia diagnoses — even in those who are cognitively healthy, investigators contend.
Seniors educated on the benefits of a health lifestyle, Mediterranean diet, physical activity and cognitive engagement made enough changes to improve cognition after earlier testing for mild impairment, Australian researchers reported this week.
Official records do not capture dementia’s outsized impact on mortality rates in the United States, according to an analysis of nursing home data.
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Use of the nonpharmacologic Music and Memory program was associated with reductions in psychotropic medications, reduced behaviors, improved mood, less pain and fewer falls in nursing home residents with dementia in the largest study of the program to date, published in the August issue of JAMDA.
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Increasing body weight is associated with decreased activity and blood flow in the brain, according to a new imaging study.
Older adults with systolic orthostatic hypertension — a sudden drop in blood pressure upon standing — may be more prone to dementia, according to a new study.
Up to 40% of dementia cases could be thwarted by modifying 12 key risk factors, according to a report by the Lancet Commission. Many of these factors can be tackled late in life, the authors say.
