Dementia patients are given antipsychotics, which FDA warns may increase the risk for deat ...

Nursing home workers should be trained to provide specific care for dementia patients, whose presence in nursing homes is growing, according to new research. The study, published in Health Affairs on ...

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 ...

This article explores late-life relocations in patients with dementia, hospital stays, and their implications for health care policy, geriatric care, and future research priorities. Objectives: This ...

“Excess” deaths among Alzheimer disease and related dementia patients dropped by 77% in the second year of the pandemic, leading researchers to suggest that the better care offered in nursing homes ...

The Bluestone clinic in Stillwater is enhancing its dementia care with help from the Medicare-backed GUIDE program.

For many nursing home residents, a trip to the hospital can be a jarring experience - one that leaves them confused and stressed. Yet avoidable transfers happen far too often, not only disrupting a ...

The number of adults with dementia is growing — and so is the number of family members who step in to help. A St. Louis-based nonprofit is trying to meet their needs. John Ludwig knew he needed ...

False diagnoses are used to mask inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs on patients with dementia, a practice called ...