The Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged care residents across six facilities, over a nine-month period in 2021. Each death occurred after an interaction ...

The next meeting of the monthly dementia education and support group at Senior Commons at Powder Mill will explore “Understanding and Coping with Agitation or Aggression.” ...

Alzheimer’s disease and dementia can cause aggressive behavior, even in people who have never been violent in their lives. These aggressive dementia behaviors can be scary and difficult for caregivers ...

Hazardous drinking at baseline was associated with neglect and psychologically aggressive behaviors across 21 days. Daily diaries of drinking and mistreatment showed that instances of neglect and ...

CONSPIRACY CHARGES. FIVE INVESTIGATES NOW WITH MORE ON THAT TRAGIC CASE HERE INVOLVING AN ELDERLY RESIDENT INJURED IN AN ASSISTED LIVING HOME. AS BRITTANY JOHNSON REPORTED YESTERDAY, THE SHOVE AND ...

Men had higher mortality and hospitalization rates than women after a dementia diagnosis. These relationships held even after controlling for age and comorbidity burden. The study was based on over ...