The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from nine years at age 60 to 4.5 years at age 85 for ...

Average life expectancy for patients with dementia ranges from 8.9 years after diagnosis at a mean age of 60 years for ...

A new review published in The BMJ provides important insights into the life expectancy and care needs of people diagnosed ...

How timing impacts dementia survival rates ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Nearly 10 million people worldwide receive a dementia ...

Patients are dying in corridors and pregnant women are miscarrying in side rooms as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope, ...

The researchers also assessed the average time of nursing home admission after diagnosis ... circumstances should be reported in future studies to ensure dementia prognosis is fully understood across ...

Sex among residents in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities is still a taboo subject. Yet it happens. A lot! About 40% of people between ages 65 and 80 are sexually active, according to a ...

Choosing whether or not to transfer skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents to the  hospital is complicated, especially for people with cognitive impairment. Yet many people with Alzheimer's and ...

For example, a resident with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia may not be able to tell ... receive adequate care from staff members. Neglect in nursing homes can include not: Administering the correct ...

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The members of the Ragland High School Beta Club recently collected and donated to the “Toys for Kids” program in the Ragland ...