The new service, covered up to 70 hours in some cases, aims to improve the lives of caregivers and patients. Erika Kengni is a former Times intern. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but ...

No one associated with nursing homes – as residents or their families, friends, staff or administrators – is unaware of the massive impact of the pandemic on these facilities which provide essential ...

Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dana Mukamel from the University of California, Irvine on her recent paper examining whether residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are ...

People with Alzheimer’s need more and more help with daily life as their disease advances. Nursing homes and memory care facilities are two residential options for caregivers who are managing serious ...

A major new study suggests that Medicare beneficiaries with dementia receive better care when treated by clinicians who specialize in nursing home practice — meaning they provide at least 80% of their ...

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People with dementia receiving home health care visits are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital when there is consistency in nursing staff, according to a new study. People with dementia ...

A three-year strategic plan for reducing the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's, and for caring for the people affected ...

A new 10-Year Plan to tackle dementia will be published later this year, Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed today (Tuesday 17 May 2022). Speaking at Alzheimer's Society Conference ...

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