An evolution moving away from focusing on the disease of dementia and shifting the focus to the person with the disease continues to lead the charge in programming for those with dementia and ...

Farrell cites findings by Cameron Camp, director of research at the Center for Applied Research in Dementia in Solon. Camp has shown that you can reduce agitation, anxiety and depression in those ...

Senior living operators hoped the GUIDE model would help them support caregivers. So far, the program hasn’t gone as well as some had wished. CMS launched ...

A new initiative is looking to change the landscape of dementia care nationwide. The GUIDE model, which stands for Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience, is a new program from the Centers for ...

Wanda Breaux hopes it doesn’t sound mean. But, to be honest, she feels a little joyful after dropping off her mother at the new day-health program in Seattle for adults with dementia. For the next ...

There is an urgent need for innovative interventions to help primary care providers support individuals with dementia and their family caregivers without adding to their already full workload. To be ...

The Indian Health Service (IHS) on Thursday, which was World Alzheimer Day, awarded $1,5 million in new cooperative agreements in various parts of Indian Country. In a press release, the IHS said it ...

Local first responders and other officials took part in a discussion on dementia, on Nov. 21, in order to better understand what the affliction is, how to recognize it, and how to help people with ...

Vascular dementia has long been overshadowed by Alzheimer’s disease, yet it is one of the leading causes of cognitive decline ...

In a recent cohort study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers from China investigated the effect of a multidisciplinary diabetes management program on the risk of dementia in patients with type ...