With the lack of a cure for Alzheimer disease (AD), the identification of comorbidity is important to reduce the possibility of excess disability. Although comorbidity in patients with late-onset AD (LO-AD) is common, for people with young-onset AD...
People of all types visit family members and friends in residential continuing care facilities (nursing homes, auxiliary hospitals, and/or assisted living facilities). Issues over visitors arise periodically, as illustrated by media stories of...
Intermediate care for patients with dementia has important implications for aging in place as long as possible. In Japan, geriatric intermediate care facilities provide institutional rehabilitation services to patients under the public Long-Term...
The objectives of this study were to (1) obtain a national perspective of the current state of nursing home (NH) infection prevention and control (IPC) programs and (2) examine differences in IPC program characteristics for NHs that had and had not...
“This is a matter of serious concern. It happens very often and will be fatal.”– Resident in early-stage Alzheimer disease“He is going to kill someone one day.”– Certified Nursing Assistant“I am just afraid that he will hurt someone when we don't...
The aim of this study was to assess health economics evidence published to date on malnutrition costs in institutionalized or community-dwelling older adults.
Caring for the Ages asked some of its editorial advisers to suggest one thing they would like to change in long-term care to improve their facilities and/or patient outcomes. Here is what they had to say:
