Objectives: To ascertain care staff knowledge of dementia relating to aetiology and/or pathology, symptoms and care/treatment; and explore their perceptions of the importance and adequacy of dementia education and training opportunities. Method: Thirty-five care staff working in three secure dementia care facilities were recruited. Dementia knowledge was surveyed using Staff Knowledge of Dement...

Understanding expenditure patterns for hospital and emergency department (ED) use among individuals with dementia is crucial to controlling Medicare spending. We analyzed Health and Retirement Study data and Medicare claims, stratified by beneficiaries' residence and proximity to death, to estimate Medicare expenditures for all-cause and potentially avoidable hospitalizations and ED visits. Ana...

Suffering related to dementia is multifaceted because cognitive and physical functioning slowly deteriorates. Advanced age and sex, two of the most prominent risk factors for dementia, are not modifiable. Lifestyle factors such as smoking, excessive alcohol use, and poor diet modulate susceptibility to dementia in both males and females. The degree to which the resulting health conditions (eg, ...

Introduction Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use in older adults with dementia is an understudied area. We assessed longitudinal changes in PIM exposure by dementia type following dementia diagnosis. Methods We followed 2448 participants aged ≥65 years (52% women, 85.5% Caucasian, mean age 80.9 ± 7.5 years) diagnosed with dementia after enrollment in the National Alzheimer's Coordi...

Dementia: Dementia is a term used to describe a collection of symptoms including memory loss, problems with reasoning and communication skills and a reduction in a person’s abilities and skills in carrying out daily activities such as washing, dressing, cooking and caring for self. Dementia is a progressive condition, which means that the symptoms will gradually get worse; the rate of decline v...

Dementia is a common condition that impacts the patient, the family, and society. Currently, a diagnosis of dementia evokes hopelessness in the afflicted, and society provides few resources or systematic support for caregivers or for demented patients. In this commentary, we discuss the origins of hopelessness in dementia, the World Health Organization's six-stage framework of dementia care, an...

Dementia is one of the major health issues around globe which can severely affect daily functioning patients and their caregivers. There no pharmacological method that entirely cures dementia, however, early detection, precognitive medication treatment concomitant illnesses behavioural symptoms significantly moderate cognitive decline as well improve quality life with dementia. Here we present ...

Inadequate and poor care can lead to a reduced quality of life for people living with dementia, as well higher overall cost the healthcare sector. Dementia education training health social staff has been set priority by Department Health Social Care. It is vital identify what specific factors are important when undertaking dementia training. This article critically appraises evaluates systemati...

BACKGROUND Whether depression is a long-term risk factor for dementia or represents a dementia prodrome is unclear. Therefore, we examined the relationship between depressive symptoms and dementia during short and long follow-up in a population-based cohort. METHODS In the Rotterdam Study, 4393 nondemented individuals were followed for incident dementia for 13.7 years by continuous monitoring...

An estimated 33.9 million people are living with dementia worldwide. The overall estimated median survival time from onset of dementia to death is 4.1 years for men and 4.6 years for women, with longer survival times in those with early-onset dementia. Much has been discussed about the needs of this vulnerable group of people particularly in terms of their health-care and end-of-life care (EoLC...