Emergency room (ER) visits and hospital admissions can be extremely traumatic for people living with dementia. Imagine the lights, sounds, unfamiliar people, sense of urgency, and not being able to explain how you are feeling or understand why you are there. Compared with other older adults, older people who are living with dementia have: Three …
Download the Infographic Since social distancing and shelter and place orders went into effect, there has been a staggering 20% increase in falls for residents in memory care communities. It is important to keep residents safe, but these necessary precautions lead to spending more time alone and unsupervised in their rooms. Avoiding unnecessary EMS or …
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Chest pains, stroke symptoms, injuries, and accidents are all reasons to rush to the emergency room (ER). The reasons become a bit more complicated when it comes to people living with dementia. Those living with dementia often cannot explain what is bothering them, describe the source of pain or answer questions about how they are …
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As we’ve discussed in previous blogs, adults living with dementia in assisted living and skilled nursing communities fall four times per year on average — nearly twice as often as those without dementia. Since most falls in memory care communities often lead to emergency room (ER) visits and even hospitalization, it’s very important to take …
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths for older adults. And those living with dementia in assisted living and skilled nursing communities fall four times per year on average — nearly twice as often as those without dementia. Fall prevention programs are challenging to adapt to memory care where alert devices seldom work and …
