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The following ALFA Update articles provide research and information on Alzheimer's and Dementia. If you would like to share your research/news, please contact ALFA.

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Alzheimer's and Dementia in the News


 
4/17/2012
Facts and Figures, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Reports
The World Health Organization has released data on the current state of dementia care worldwide and the prevalence of the disease, both currently and ...
 
4/3/2012
Hearings, Memory Care Education, Research
Discussion at a Senate hearing on the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) fiscal year 2013 budget made it clear that the $80 million proposed earlie...
 
3/21/2012
Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education, Topical
Leading neuroscientist on how distractions limit our capacity to multitask as we age and what to do about it.
 
3/20/2012
Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education
Tell the National Alzheimer’s Task Force the importance of assisted living in the lives of those with Alzheimer’s disease and emphasize that assisted ...
 
3/13/2012
cheatsheet, Facts and Figures, Memory Care Education
A new report measures the cost of Alzheimer’s: on the person with the disease, on caregivers, and on the economy. The report also highlights the preva...
 
2/28/2012
Advocacy, CEO, cheatsheet, Memory Care Best Practices and Research, Memory Care Education
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Serves (HHS) has released its first draft plan outlining its intended actions against Alzheimer’s disease. Due...
 
1/31/2012
CEO, cheatsheet, Memory Care Education
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) recently released Draft Framework for the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease notably o...
 
1/18/2012
Memory Care Education, Research
A new study indicates that seniors with dementia are more likely to be hospitalized for potentially preventable conditions, than their peers without t...
 
1/10/2012
cheatsheet, Memory Care Education
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an initial framework for a national plan addressing Alzheimer’s disease. The framework ...
 
1/4/2012
Dining, Health and Wellness, Memory Care Education, Research
Through studying blood levels of a variety of vitamins and nutrients, researchers found that seniors who had high levels of certain vitamins and omega...
 
12/6/2011
Health and Wellness, Memory Care Education
A new German study found that those with dementia who engaged in a therapy that included mental, physical, and spiritual activities postponed a declin...
 
11/15/2011
Award Programs, Best of the Best Awards, Memory Care Education
Serenades by Sonata, a Best of the Best winning program developed by Sonata Senior Living, aims to give memory care residents increased choice and con...
 
11/8/2011
cheatsheet, Facts and Figures, Memory Care Education, Reports
A new report released earlier this week by the Alzheimer’s Association sheds light on the various needs enactment of the National Alzheimer’s Project ...
 
10/25/2011
Health and Wellness, Memory Care Education, Research
A study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing finds that older adults, who were displaced due to natural disaster, experienc...
 
10/25/2011
Memory Care Education, Senior Living Industry Events
There is still time to participate in National Memory Screening Day. By hosting a screening event at your senior living community on November 15th you...
 
10/11/2011
Award Programs, Best of the Best Awards, Memory Care Education
Silverado Senior Living’s 24-Hour Hotline & Live Chat was recognized as an ALFA Best of the Best Program to Spotlight because of the valuable support ...
 
10/4/2011
Community Awareness and Education, Memory Care Education
The Administration on Aging (AOA) awarded 12.8 million dollars in grants, aimed at improving access to services for individuals with Alzheimer’s, whil...
 
9/13/2011
Community Awareness and Education, Health and Wellness, Memory Care Education

An estimated 36 million people worldwide live with dementia, but filling Alzheimer’s and dementia clinical trials is exceedingly difficult due ...
 
8/23/2011
Memory Care Education
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) 9th annual National Memory Screening Day (NMSD) is scheduled for November 15, 2011. AFA holds NMSD annua...
 
5/25/2011
Health and Wellness, Memory Care Education, Reports, Research
A new report released by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America finds that a smaller percentage of the National Institute of Health’s budget is being s...
 
4/19/2011
Memory Care Education
For the first time in nearly 30 years, NIH has updated its diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer’s disease and changed its research guidelines for earli...
 
4/13/2011
Medication Management, Memory Care Education
Memantine, a commonly prescribed drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, is ineffective in treating mild cases and unlikely to effectively trea...
 
3/22/2011
Memory Care Education, Reports
A new report released by The Alzheimer’s Association indicates that Alzheimer’s is increasingly affecting our society. The report titled, 2011 Alzheim...
 
3/1/2011
Memory Care Education
A preliminary study funded by the U.S. National Institute on Aging and the Department of Veterans Affairs suggests that many individuals diagnosed wit...
 
2/1/2011
Memory Care Education, Reports
The Alzheimer’s Association has nicknamed the baby boomer generation “Generation Alzheimer’s” in a new report, since one in eight boomers is expected ...
 
1/25/2011
Memory Care Education
The FDA advisory panel has ruled against approving a new PET scan developed by Avid Radiopharmaceuticals for use in the market. The PET scan is able t...
 
1/19/2011
Memory Care Education
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute identified a common gene that destroys brain cel...
 
1/11/2011
Memory Care Education
A recent article in the New York Times describes the benefits of non-pharmacological techniques that create positive emotional experiences for seniors...
 
1/1/2011
Executive Focus Group, Family Relations, Memory Care Education
How providers care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia has come a long way in the last decade, but three innovators expect...
 
12/21/2010
Health and Wellness, Memory Care Education
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is now asking both government agencies and private sector forces to help track multiple chronic cond...