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 […]
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Half a decade ago, Mather Institute set out to study the health and wellbeing of life plan community residents with Northwestern University. On the heels of its fifth year of results, the Age Well Study is still shedding new light on the preferences of older adults, and showcasing the benefits associated with living in life […]
Even when signs such as memory loss begin to appear, many elderly Americans with dementia forgo receiving a medical evaluation, a new study finds. As many as 1.8 million Americans over the age of 70 with dementia are not evaluated for cognitive symptoms by a medical provider, found University of Michigan researchers in a study […]