A new study published in the JAMA Network Open shows that adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are nearly three times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia compared to other older adults. The study published earlier this month uses data from over 109,000 people in Israel born between 1933 and 1952, with additional data collected […]
Category: Memory Care
A longtime senior living innovator and Georgetown University adjunct faculty member is touting a new memory care design undertaken at a life plan community in Virginia as a next-generation vision for the industry. The community earlier this year unveiled a new approach involving technology and physical renovations that amounted to creating a “first-of-its-kind” memory care […]
Artificial Intelligence Programs Designed to Detect Alzheimer’s Can Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment
Artificial intelligence can be utilized to detect early signs of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and with future data, might more accurately predict the markers leading to it. That’s according to a study published in The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. The study was conducted by a team of researchers from Geisinger, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, […]
By Sloane Airey The future of memory care lies in technology, treatments and training. As the incoming baby boomer generation looms large over the industry, memory care operators and experts are in 2023 employing tools that include AI-powered tech, new Alzheimer’s-fighting drugs, and tried-and-true methods to move the sector forward for residents across the country. […]
Editor’s Note: We are thrilled to launch Memory Care Business, a weekly newsletter that will inform memory care professionals about the latest clinical innovations, breakthroughs in medical research and technology, best practices in operations, deals shaping the sector, and more. Thank you to those who have already subscribed, and we invite others to click here to receive […]
Bridge Senior Living recently launched a newly revamped memory care program with the intention of creating a more person-centric experience. The program, which Bridge launched in early September to coincide with World Alzheimer’s Month, emphasizes “meeting residents where they are,” a philosophy inspired by the Mary Ann Drummond book with a similar name. Orlando-based Bridge […]
Editor’s Note: We are thrilled to launch Memory Care Business, a weekly newsletter that will inform memory care professionals about the latest clinical innovations, breakthroughs in medical research and technology, best practices in operations, deals shaping the sector, and more. Thank you to those who have already subscribed, and we invite others to click here […]
Orlando-based Bridge Senior Living is rebranding its memory care program in a move affecting the majority of its management portfolio. The newly rebranded program, dubbed “Lilac Trace,” will be incorporated into Bridge Senior Living’s 32 memory care communities and center on meeting the needs of each resident where they are. Alongside the name change, the […]
To keep up with the changing resident profile of the incoming baby boomer generation, senior living companies are hitting the refresh button on memory care programming . Operators are taking stale concepts and remixing or innovating on them to offer more meaningful programming and amenities to residents in the quest to realize a big wave […]
Senior living operators are currently preparing in anticipation of a demand wave for memory care services — and not only for residents currently living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Assisted living residents are living with more than 14 chronic conditions, on average; and no doubt some of them are related to cognitive decline. And while many […]
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