🧠Dementia Diagnoses Impact Where Seniors Choose to Live As dementia diagnoses continue to rise in the United States, more seniors are rethinking where and how they want to live as they age. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that deaths with dementia as an underlying cause have […]
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Dementia: A Growing Health Challenge for Aging Americans Every three seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with dementia — a progressive condition that affects memory, thinking, and daily functioning. Dementia is not a single disease but a collective term for multiple neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson’s disease dementia, vascular dementia,
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A Simple Blood Test May Detect Alzheimer’s Disease Before Symptoms Appear Alzheimer’s disease continues to affect millions of aging Americans — and as our senior population grows, so does the urgency to detect and treat it earlier. Scientists have long relied on three biological markers to identify Alzheimer’s: Beta-amyloid plaques, Tau protein tangles, and Synaptic
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Technology to Support the Rising Tide of Dementia Care The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is rapidly increasing. A study by The Lewin Group for the Alzheimer’s Association predicts that by 2040, more than 10 million baby boomers will be living with Alzheimer’s — more than double the 4.7 million affected
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The Changing Landscape of Memory Care As America’s population ages, the demand for memory care is growing rapidly. Experts project a major increase in facilities and programs designed for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Lisa McCracken, Senior Vice President of Senior Living Research and Development at Ziegler, notes: “With the
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