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 ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers various dementia-related services, including screening tests, home healthcare, prescription medications, and hospice care. To qualify for Medicare-covered home ...

—Managing agitation in nursing home patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias could be improved by augmenting Minimum Data Set data with information from electronic medical records.

This short article is offered as an overview of available conventional approaches used to evaluate the underlying causes of cognitive impairment in individuals complaining of mild memory loss, other ...

Those who care for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia can often feel overwhelmed and isolated. However, the ...

The second HSE West and North West Dementia Conference recently took place in ATU's Sligo campus, bringing together over 240 ...

A study by researchers presents their low cost, scalable methodology for the early identification of individuals at risk of developing dementia. While the condition remains incurable, there are a ...

Impairment in language is a common finding among individuals with dementia and can be a presenting symptom, particularly in Alzheimer's dementia and primary progressive aphasia. Early recognition of ...

Dementia is often misunderstood as a common, almost normal, part of ageing. But medical experts consider it a progressive condition that affects memory, thinking, behaviour, and a person's ability to ...

An NHS trust has appointed specialist nurses to support patients with dementia or delirium. The Dementia and Delirium Clinical Nurse Specialist Team, at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, will support ...