A scheme in Surrey aimed at improving access to dementia care and upskilling care home staff has been called "the first of its kind in the UK" by Surrey County Council (SCC). Two Admiral Nurses, ...

A comprehensive study of California’s In-Home Supportive Services program found that specialized dementia training significantly improved home care workers’ knowledge and confidence when caring for ...

No one associated with nursing homes – as residents or their families, friends, staff or administrators – is unaware of the massive impact of the pandemic on these facilities which provide essential ...

Nursing home workers should be trained to provide specific care for dementia patients, whose presence in nursing homes is growing, according to new research. The study, published in Health Affairs on ...

There’s no cure, yet, for Alzheimer’s disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers. Unlike support ...

The number of Americans over the age of 65 is rising quickly. In the past century, it has grown at nearly five times the rate of the rest of the population and is now approaching 60 million people.

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - There’s a new program in Maine to help address and advance dementia care. Northern Light Acadia Hospital announced the new Dementia Care Training Program. Funded in full by a $1 ...

For many nursing home residents, a trip to the hospital can be a jarring experience—one that leaves them confused and stressed. Yet avoidable transfers happen far too often, not only disrupting a ...

For most older adults, the idea of aging in place and staying at home for as long as possible is an attractive one. However, for seniors who've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another ...

Designation as the second fastest aging state in the nation comes with a sober responsibility to properly care for a mushrooming population of vulnerable elders. According to the Alzheimer’s ...