No significant differences in patients’ clinical outcomes emerged between two dementia care interventions and between the interventions and usual patient care, a pragmatic trial reported. Caregivers ...

Patients experiencing raised bedside rails, doors and pathways blocked by furniture and physical interventions ...

IBX and Jefferson target earlier dementia diagnosis, support caregivers and use AI data to keep patients safely at home and cut costs in new dementia care program. Efforts to detect dementia earlier ...

They surveyed family caregivers of individuals with advanced dementia every four months, between 2018 and 2023. Results showed that 92% of participants experienced burdensome interventions such as ...

The analysis found that physician performance varied widely across U.S. states, with Alaska the poorest-performing state, where 80% of doctors failed to screen dementia patients annually. Other poor ...

For an estimated 11% of Americans over age 65 who have dementia and the over 11 million unpaid caregivers supporting them, ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 80% of those living with dementia receive informal care from family members or friends. This equates to 16 million family caregivers ...

Non-pharmacological interventions, such as mindfulness, meditation, yoga, tai chi and breathing practices, have shown promise ...

A major study involving over 160,000 dementia patients has found that risperidone, a commonly prescribed antipsychotic drug, is associated with higher stroke risk across all dementia patient groups ...