Nonpharmacologic interventions should be tried before medication. Given the importance of long-term treatment and management of this population, primary-care clinicians are ideally suited to play a ...

Medicare's regulations for enrolling in hospice exclude many dementia patients who need it the most. LPettet/E+ via Getty Images Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care for ...

Dementia Jersey is looking for carers whose family member or friend with dementia has had care at the hospital in the last ...

Alzheimer’s disease puts a significant burden on not only the nearly seven million people who have been diagnosed with it, but also the caregivers supporting them. More than 11 million Americans ...

As Japan continues to see a rise in dementia patients, the country is actively adopting advanced IT technologies to address ...

An Arkansan with Alzheimer's disease is more likely to be cared for by a family member or friend with their own chronic health problems than the resident of any other state except Pennsylvania, ...

Carolina Caring launched a new Dementia Care Program on July 1 designed to provide expert support and services to patients with a dementia diagnosis. As part of this launch, Carolina Caring also ...

Policies that limit access to hospice care for dementia patients in nursing homes to save on costs may be doing the opposite, according to new research. While the cost savings for continual hospice ...

Caring for someone with dementia is not a simple medical chore. It is a profound test of character. And as research shows, it ...

Japan is turning to robots and AI tracking tech as dementia cases rise and thousands of older residents go missing each year.