There is yet another computer screening model supported by artificial intelligence (AI) that could better aid in detecting and diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in the future. That’s according to recent research by the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) which included a diagnostic computer model based on over 51,000 medical records […]

A recent analysis of Medicare claims data found that Black and Hispanic older adults living with dementia have greater healthcare costs, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Researchers led by Tufts Medical Center studied healthcare and Medicare claims data from 2000 to 2016 for people aged 65 and older with a dementia diagnosis. […]

Thrive expands Texas footprint Thrive Senior Living will be opening a new community in Tarrant County, Texas next year. According to a press release, the Encore at Heritage-Glen will feature 50 assisted living suites and 25 suites in a memory care neighborhood. The community is being completed in collaboration with Orison Holdings. Ziegler advises Confluent […]

By: Sloane Airey The memory care industry is walking a delicate balance in 2024  between innovating and “backsliding” on important testing and treatment advances. As the industry grapples with newly approved drugs, technology built on artificial intelligence (AI), and a rapidly aging population outstripping the country’s supply of care, memory care providers are juggling leaning […]

Cambridge Enhanced Senior Living, a continuing care retirement community in Moorestown, New Jersey, recently launched a new memory care program in collaboration with Marquis Health Consulting Services. The launch of the “Journeys” memory care model aims to enhance programming and create a standardized approach to care delivery, management, and operations. The Cambridge property supports the […]

A team of scientists from the University of California San Diego and University of Pennsylvania has received a $6.9 million grant to help fund a new potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. According to UC San Diego Today, the grant from the National Institute on Aging will be used to prepare the treatment, called CNDR-51997, for […]

Nonprofit senior living provider A.G. Rhodes only recently opened its first memory care community, but looking ahead CEO Deke Cateau sees more growth ahead. In June, the organization opened a $37.5 million, 75,000-square-foot community designed as a household model for 72 residents living with dementia.The community includes the renovation of an existing building with an […]

An older adult’s chance of getting a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia may depend on where they live. That’s according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan and Dartmouth College and published in the journal “Alzheimer’s & Dementia.” The study’s researchers examined Medicare claims from 4.8 million […]

Memory care operators will have plenty of needs-based demand to sustain and grow their operations in the years ahead – but only if they can shore up issues in staffing and other crucial areas. For most memory care operators, the darkest days of the Covid-19 pandemic meant major staffing challenges and difficulties caring for residents. […]

A life plan community in Texas is expanding certain memory care services in order to help residents who are living with cognitive decline elsewhere on the operator’s campus. The community, Dallas-based CC Young, has launched a new concept known as Personal Assistance Toward Health and Wellness As You Succeed (PATHWAYS). The PATHWAYS program offers additional […]