A new Medicare program covering services for at-home nursing care for dementia patients is rolling out across the country.

After an initial pilot program, Medicare has introduced a new model for treating patients with dementia this year. The ...

Consider adult day care programs or in-home respite care to provide necessary relief. Looking ahead Caring for someone with dementia requires ongoing adaptation as needs change.

For the sake of comparison, the national average monthly cost of in-home care (40 hours per week) is about $4,500; assisted living is also about $4,500 per month; a private nursing home room is ...

Cost of memory care by state The location, level of care and type of facility you choose will affect the cost of memory care. Nationwide, adult day centers are typically the most affordable option ...

The residents’ homes consist of suites of small rooms—living room, bedroom, bathroom—and have front porches that make the hallways look like streets. Photograph by Philip Montgomery for The ...

Contrary to popular belief, most older Americans with advancing dementia remain in their own homes – many until they die. But a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco has revealed that this ...

Looking at dementia and the state of many care homes, then, one might expect depression to be more of a feature in those living in care homes. But in a study we published in International ...

Maizie Mears-Owen, Head of Dementia at Care UK, acted as an advisor on the project and provided the researchers with access to homes and multi-sensory environments within the organisation's network.