Almost one in five nursing home residents with advanced dementia experiences burdensome transitions in the last 90 days of life, according to a new study.
These burdensome transitions include moving to a different facility in the last three days of life or repeat hospitalizations for expected complications of dementia in the last 90 days of life.
“Such [...]
A third of adults over age 65 fall once a year, and new research suggests part of the reason may be they are not compensating for diminished eyesight.
Visual information helps us to coordinate our movements so that we can successfully navigate our surroundings. In fall-prone older adults, however, the ability to collect visual information is [...]
As many as three-quarters of the estimated 36 million people worldwide living with dementia have not been diagnosed and hence cannot benefit from treatment, information and care, according to a new report from Alzheimer’s Disease International.
The World Alzheimer Report 2011, released by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), shows that there are interventions that are effective in [...]