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Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care

(By Reed Abelson, The New York Times and Jordan Rau for KFF Health News) Margaret Newcomb, 69, a retired French

Eileen Cook November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Caregiver, Dementia, Healthcare Costs, Home Care, Long-term Care, Medicaid, Older Adults

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver Health Care - General

Who Will Care for Older Adults? We’ve Plenty of Know-How but Too Few Specialists

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Thirty-five years ago, Jerry Gurwitz was among the first physicians in the United

Eileen Cook November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Caregiver, Geriatrican, Older Adults

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia FDA Medical Technology

Doubts Abound About a New Alzheimer’s Blood Test

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer’s disease can

Eileen Cook October 26, 2023 AD-Detect, Alzheimer’s Disease, Medical Technology, Older Adults

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Assisted Living Caregiver Health Care Redesign

Do dementia villages actually work? We just don’t know

(By Kristina Carvalho for ST A T) Recently, dementia villages have gained popularity in Europe and Australia as an all-in-one

Eileen Cook October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia Villages, Older Adults

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver Veterans Benefits

Battle Creek VA hosts mental health summit

(Source - news.va.gov) Battle Creek VA hosted a Mental Health Summit at Western Michigan University’s Grand Rapids location Sept. 29.

Eileen Cook October 20, 2023 Older Adults, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease more likely to switch to traditional Medicare: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia are 1.4 times

Eileen Cook September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Dual Eligible, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver End of Life

How Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen are using comedy to support Alzheimer’s care

(By Nicholas St. Fleur for ST A T) Alzheimer’s isn’t funny. But comedy can still be a weapon in the

Eileen Cook September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Caregiver Support Program

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Health Care - General

Long-term exposure to particulates from wildfire smoke linked to dementia risk, new study finds

(By Abdullahi Tsanni for ST A T) Smoke permeates everything and impacts everyone. The visible stew of carbon and particulates

Eileen Cook August 15, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Wildfire Smoke

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia FDA Medicare - General

New Alzheimer’s Drug Raises Hopes — Along With Questions

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) The FDA has approved Leqembi, the first disease-modifying treatment for early-stage Alzheimer’s and

Eileen Cook August 11, 2023August 11, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Treatment, Donanemab, FDA, Leqembi, medicare

Alzheimer’s/Dementia

How a beautiful symptom of a brutal dementia informs our understanding of creativity

(By Bree Iskanda for ST A T) Carol Spence’s vision is flooded with green. As her brush swoops right and

Eileen Cook August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 Dementia, frontotemporal dementia