Every three seconds, an individual somewhere in the world develops dementia. By 2030, the illness is expected to affect 75 million people (Alzheimer’s Disease International, http://bit.ly/2pqfd44 ). So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that digital...
Pain is a common and serious problem in the older population. Managing pain often is challenging, but it takes on an additional degree of difficulty when the person is cognitively impaired or has dementia. At the beginning of a session on Pain...
“This is an evolution,” said Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, board member of AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, about the Colorado Dementia Partnership, an innovative initiative in her state. The group’s impressive and extensive...
If you’ve never heard of a Colorado Bulldog, you probably never had dinner with Carey Cowles. Caring for the Ages managing editor for five years, Carey passed away last November after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, but she left a legacy of...
Dan Haimowitz, MD, FACP, CMD, talks about how to enjoy a visit with a loved one who has Alzheimer’s or other dementia, as well as how to end those visits on a positive note.
With over 5.8 million individuals living with dementia, and after failures of all the recent attempts for treatment or cure, there is no better time to get back to basics in the geriatric management of dementia. As in most geriatrics care, providing...
Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and an overarching term for conditions characterized by a decline in memory or other thinking skills that impact a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. It is caused by damage to and...
Each one of us starts our culture change journey by learning, growing, and experiencing “a-ha moments” in a way that touches us personally. On my personal culture change journey, I have been fortunate enough to visit quite a few communities across...
Interventions aimed at managing agitated and aggressive behaviors in dementia without the use of antipsychotics are currently being tested in nursing homes (NHs). Researchers and clinicians require a measure that can capture the severity of...
