The publicity surrounding actor Bruce Willis and his diagnosis of dementia have put this progressive disease back into the limelight.
Anxiety may be overlooked in older adults, experts say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 13, 2023
Older adults may be getting short-changed when it comes to treatment for anxiety. That’s according to a recent editorial in JAMA Psychiatry.
Dementia patients receive less home health, hospice at end of life
By
Diane Eastabrook
Feb 08, 2023
Dementia patients in their final months of life receive less home health and hospice, according to a new study.
Nearly half of people with dementia experience a fall annually
Jan 31, 2023
Vision impairment and living with a spouse predict falls in persons with dementia
Polypill not linked to reduced cognitive decline in seniors
Jan 30, 2023
But polypill with or without aspirin is associated with reduced functional decline for those aged 65 years or older with cardiovascular risk factors
People with dementia deserve respect on social media
By
Lance A. Slatton
Jan 31, 2023
Imagine that you were scrolling through a social media site and someone you worked with or one of your family members posted an image or video of you that was less than flattering. Everyone not only saw...
Connect with employees to address burnout, experts say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Dec 21, 2022
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, sounded an urgent alarm to the healthcare industry last spring as the COVID-19 pandemic was ebbing. Burnout, he said, had become a crisis among overworked, stressed-out...
Hearing aids can lessen cognitive decline
By
Diane Eastabrook
Dec 07, 2022
Restoring hearing through the use of hearing aids and cochlear implants was linked to a decrease in cognitive decline in some patients and even improved cognition in others, according to a new study.
Home care firms team up on dementia training
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 11, 2022
ComForCare is teaming up with At Your Side Home Care on a memory care training program to help home care teams address dementia-related challenges.
Telehealth could aid in detecting, treating hearing loss
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 21, 2022
Telehealth has expanded access to healthcare for millions of Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic; now experts say it could do the same for hearing health.