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 ...

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 ...

Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dana Mukamel from the University of California, Irvine on her recent paper examining whether residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are ...

My mother was prepared for retirement, but not for the high costs of dementia care. I've had to figure it all out myself as I ...

More than 1 in 6 nursing home residents with dementia on Long Island are being given powerful antipsychotic drugs even though their use is associated with an increased risk of death, records show.The ...

If an elder family member has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, you probably did your best to keep their lives as regular and independent as possible, but now they need more ...

Similar to European models, a nonprofit-led development — the first in the U.S. — will replace locked memory care with homeownership, choice and community.

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 ...