In a health care system that assumes older adults have family caregivers to help them, those facing dementia alone often fall ...

Specialized day centers offer specialized programming and memory care activities for individuals with chronic conditions, such as dementia, or cognitive or physical disabilities. While the models ...

Variety Is the Spice of Learning, Memory Study Suggests Sep ... diverse cognitive training supports mental sharpness as we ... Games, Puzzles and Reading Can Slow Cognitive Decline in the Elderly ...

Care work consists of two overlapping activities: direct, personal and relational care activities, such as feeding a baby or nursing an ill partner; and indirect care activities, such as cooking ...

“Nursing homes typically serve individuals with more complex medical conditions who require round-the-clock medical supervision, while assisted living communities focus on providing a more independent ...

Dangerously low staffing may have contributed to the death of a woman in a Bend memory care facility last month, and state licensing officials have since barred the facility from admitting any new ...

It’s not simple but likely involves: • The “muscle memory” of sticking with what ... By leveraging the tools that make value-based care activities easier, including promising technology ...