A five-minute cognitive assessment coupled with a decision tree embedded in electronic medical records, known as 5-Cog, improved dementia diagnosis and care, based on a clinical trial funded by the…
A quick cognitive assessment tool helped improve dementia-related care in primary care patients, a randomized controlled trial showed. Full Story
ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — A new program in Rockdale County has been created to help those who are prone to wandering off. Full Story
Queen Mary University researchers have created a method to predict dementia with high accuracy years before diagnosis by analyzing brain network connectivity using fMRI scans. Full Story
Caring for older adults with dementia is stressful, especially when they become physically or verbally aggressive, wander away from home, develop paranoia or hallucinations, engage in inappropriate or repetitive behaviors,…
It’s called “Yes, and…” and it’s an approach used in improv comedy that entails taking what one person says and building off of it, even if a “yes” in that…
Medical and long-term care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRDs) can impose a large economic burden on individuals and societies. Full Story
Leonard Chayrez called his partner in a panic. “I couldn’t remember how to use the credit card machine at the gas station, so I drove to three,” says Chayrez, a…
PITTSBURGH — Some 7 million Americans live with Alzheimer's, and about 11 million provide unpaid care for them. Full Story
For Carla Rawlings, a retired social worker now caring for her mother with dementia, a University of Maryland Graduate School conference offered valuable insight into managing her mother’s worsening memory…