Pennsylvania Senate Bill 840 and House Bill 2400 — each of which has potential to drastically improve the commonwealth’s ability to address the Alzheimer’s crisis — have received bipartisan support ...

The same thing happened with elderly patients, many with dementia, who stayed even longer ... you just need to sign the chart. It doesn’t matter if you have time to see the patient.’ ...

Older adults who have experienced a traumatic injury after a fall are 21 percent more likely to later receive a diagnosis of ...

"Implementing cognitive screening after injurious falls in older adults may aid in the timely diagnosis of dementia." ...

Experts say pinpointing the direct association with falls and dementia is difficult, but suggest that older adults who have been hospitalized as a result of a fall should undergo cognitive testing.

A diagnosis of dementia was more frequently made within one year of an older adult falling compared to other types of injuries. That's according to a ...

"The relationship between falls and dementia appears to be a two-way street," said Molly Jarman, senior author of a new study showing that cognitive decline may increase an older person's risk for ...

Compared to other types of injuries, falls were associated with a 21% increased risk for future dementia diagnosis. Findings support implementing cognitive screenings for older adults who have ...

Cognitive decline may increase an older person's risk for falling. As a result of an injury, that could speed up the ...