—Managing agitation in nursing home patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias could be improved by augmenting Minimum Data Set data with information from electronic medical records.

As the world’s population is aging, the number of residents living with dementia who require long-term care is expected to rise. A new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo demonstrates ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia nursing home resident with dementia would cry out at night when there were long delays in answering her call bell. The facility responded by giving the woman antipsychotic ...

People with Alzheimer’s need more and more help with daily life as their disease advances. Nursing homes and memory care facilities are two residential options for caregivers who are managing serious ...

The move to a long-term care facility is often difficult but necessary for frail patients. For their partners, it can mean a new set of challenges. By Paula Span Even as the signals of approaching ...

Diagnoses for the disorder have soared in the past decade, driven in part by a loophole in regulations. A new study shows the impact has been more severe for Black Americans. By Robert Gebeloff See ...