At a recent party, another guest, a nurse, asked what I do for a living. I explained that as a health policy researcher, my ...

Prioritizing nonpharmacologic strategies, enhancing staff training, and distinguishing Delirium Superimposed on Dementia (DSD) are vital to improving outcomes for hospitalized patients with Alzheimer ...

If you are like a lot of people, you might be anxious about the risk of getting dementia as you age. The lifetime risk of ...

Despite longstanding guidelines, many dementia patients are still prescribed brain-altering medications that can raise the ...

Fearful staff warned bosses at a Queensland hospital for years that if security for cognitively impaired patients was not ...

The model is designed to enhance the quality of life for patients and reduce caregiver burden through person-centered care.

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Whether a patient with dementia is prescribed medications varies according to factors like where they live and their ...

The New Orleans Jewish Community Center’s Alzheimer's Care and Enrichment Program has become a lifeline for families dealing ...

Memory cafe's help dementia patients and their caregivers. These “memory cafe’s” are for patients with memory loss to build a ...

When agitated dementia patients wander or shout through the night, families and caregivers understandably feel the need to ...

Researchers from Denmark have uncovered strong evidence that depression often appears years before Parkinson’s disease and ...