Older Medicare patients with dementia are less likely to receive high-quality home healthcare than those without dementia, with significant variations in the quality of care for dementia patients ...

Wandering, and "elopement," are frightening and dangerous behaviors by people with dementia. For some families, it is the ...

Compared with usual care, a dementia care management program improved various cost of care and utilization metrics in a Medicare managed care population at 12 months. Objectives: To examine a 12-month ...

A new Medicare program covering services for at-home nursing care for dementia patients has received the green light to expand nationwide following a yearlong pilot program. It’s a first for Medicare, ...

Despite additional challenges that may come with caring for an older person afflicted with dementia, both patients and their caregivers would prefer to age in place within the home of the patient.

Nursing homes in the United States care for increasing numbers of people with dementia, yet many lack access to geriatric psychiatrists, behavioral neurologists and other specialists who may help ...

The $40 million Agrace Dementia Village, to be built on the hospital's 6-acre campus, will instead offer a true village, one ...

Primary care providers have a major role in dementia care, but resources can help at every stage of the process, according to ...

An Invited Commentary published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open highlights vital new consensus on when to refer dementia patients to specialist palliative care. The commentary, authored by Laura J.

For the first time, an international expert panel has developed referral criteria for specialist palliative care for patients with dementia, which could help standardize referral across various care ...

For many seniors – including the more than 66 million Americans who are beneficiaries of Medicare, the federal health insurance program primarily for older adults – age-related cognitive decline is a ...