Up to 7 out of 10 residents with dementia in nursing homes wander at least once. Risk of injury is high, and negative consequences can be profound. Le...
More than one million people in the U.S. are coping with Lewy Body dementia (LBD). Lewy bodies impact thinking, movement, behavior, mood, and sleep. A...
Supporting successful sleep is a powerful strategy for offering person-centered care for your residents with dementia. As a comprehensive medical grou...
At any stage of cognitive impairment or dementia, a valid diagnosis provides crucial information to patients and families. It can inform life decision...
Person-centered care is a mindset that acknowledges cognitive abilities do not make or define a person, that selfhood persists through illness. Values...
Person-centered focus is the core of quality care. Dementia Care Practice Recommendations were developed to define quality care across all care settin...
Data indicate that depression is underdiagnosed among nursing home patients, and “improperly treated depression has been linked to a higher risk of re...
Communicating with nursing home residents who have dementia can be taxing and lack of training can lead to unexpected behavioral problems.
Patients with dementia are susceptible to a wide array of neuropsychiatric symptoms. Apathy is one of the most common and persistent and often starts...
Here are some tips for making holidays as enjoyable as possible for your patients and families despite trigger stressors for patients.
A recent invesigative report alleges the government and industry are obsuring the true rate of antipsychotic drug use on vulnerable residents.
Is it depression or dementia? Among the most common symptoms affecting dementia patients in nursing homes are apathy and depression.
