Nursing home workers should be trained to provide specific care for dementia patients, whose presence in nursing homes is growing, according to new research. The study, published in Health Affairs on ...

A clown walks into a nursing home and asks a resident with moderate dementia whether she would prefer a cat or a dog. The ...

For many nursing home residents, a trip to the hospital can be a jarring experience - one that leaves them confused and stressed. Yet avoidable transfers happen far too often, not only disrupting a ...

No one associated with nursing homes – as residents or their families, friends, staff or administrators – is unaware of the massive impact of the pandemic on these facilities which provide essential ...

Casey Shively holds a photo of a family ski trip with his sister, Katie, and his father, Dan, in 1996. Dan Shively died in a memory care home after being violently attacked by another resident.

“Excess” deaths among Alzheimer disease and related dementia patients dropped by 77% in the second year of the pandemic, leading researchers to suggest that the better care offered in nursing homes ...

The number of adults with dementia is growing — and so is the number of family members who step in to help. A St. Louis-based nonprofit is trying to meet their needs. John Ludwig knew he needed ...

When a nursing facility closes, families and residents can grapple with various stresses.

Dementia patients are routinely sedated and forcibly prevented from getting out of bed according to the first ever national review of their NHS care. A landmark report following 18-months of ...

More than 900,000 people with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia reside in nursing homes and assisted living centers. Many of the most seriously impaired live in the roughly 5,000 facilities with ...