Sentences with phrase «on dementia patients»

Nearly 59 % of residential aged care expenditure was spent on dementia patients in June 2009.

The business focuses on dementia patients also living with chronic conditions.

Not exact matches

In T - 4 an estimated 94,000 psychiatric patients (all of them «Aryan» and roughly half of them with dementia) were suffocated in gas chambers or left to freeze in vats of ice water as part of a research project on hypothermia.

Jennifer says that she's been into some care homes where nurses don't bother talking to the dementia patients, preferring to play on their mobile phones instead.

But most poor patients with HIV are unable to afford or sustain these treatments, and we watch their progressive decline in a fashion one would not wish on anyone» a worsening debilitative weakness, aggressive superimposed infections, dementia, apathy, and death.

The report found that 47 per cent of carers said being in hospital had a significant negative effect on patients» health, with over half saying that the person's dementia also worsened.

This helps shed light on why brain injury patients seem to be at increased risk of dementia — and may help us develop treatments that reduce this risk.»

I hope that the new start - up we established on the basis of these findings will enable a drug to be found that can delay the onset of cognitive symptoms in dementia patients and in people with various cognitive impairments,» Prof. Rosenblum concluded.

«Care coordinator assistants go to patients» homes, develop relationships with them, evaluate the safety of the home environment, focus on the needs of both patients and caregivers, and offer support to deal with the many consequences of a depression or dementia diagnosis.

«We feel an urgency to address blindness and cognition impairments of dementias because of their heavy burden on patients, families, care givers and the health care system.»

Scharre is a neurologist who focuses on treating patients with Alzheimer's and other dementias.

«One of the most common questions gastroenterologists receive from their patients is whether PPIs are safe to use, based on the troubling headlines linking PPIs to everything from hip fracture, to dementia, to death,» said study author Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH, an expert of the American Gastroenterological Association from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston.

A recent report from the Rand Corporation found that the most pressing limitations on the nation's ability to confront the expected tidal wave of new Alzheimer cases include limited access to dementia specialists, PET imaging to diagnose patients, and infusion centers to deliver new treatments being developed by the pharmaceutical industry.

Methods: This was a retrospective multi-centric case - control study, involving seven... Centers for Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Italy, on 448 consecutive patients aged 65 years old or older affected with AD.

A better understanding of the effects of dementia on life expectancy is important because it enables patients and carers to plan for the future and gain access to support services earlier.3 Patients and carers want to understand the illness and be given an early diagnosis so they can make informed depatients and carers to plan for the future and gain access to support services earlier.3 Patients and carers want to understand the illness and be given an early diagnosis so they can make informed dePatients and carers want to understand the illness and be given an early diagnosis so they can make informed decisions.

Centers for Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Italy, on 448 consecutive patients aged 65 years old or older affected with AD.

This research is unique in that it had a much longer follow - up period than other studies on benzodiazepines, followed patients forward in time, and controlled for variables (such as depression) which are known to be early symptoms of dementia.

The authors did MRI scans and neuropsychological testing on the patients, who had a variety of signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, including memory trouble, a family history of dementia, and in many cases, a risk - boosting genetic variation called ApoE - e4.

MoMA's «Meet Me» program allows Alzheimer's and dementia patients to view exhibitions off hours on guided tours, with the hope of encouraging...

It may stave off dementia Among patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (age 60 and older), those with lower physical fitness levels (measured by cardiovascular tests on a treadmill) had four times more brain shrinkage when compared to normal adults than those who were more physically fit, according to a recent study from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Most of the trials that the committee reviewed did not deal directly with the effects of high blood pressure on dementia, so it was impossible to come up with clear recommendations for doctors on how to treat patients with the condition, Iadecola said.

Although it included just 326 patients, the study is the largest placebo - controlled trial to date on antidepressants in people with dementia.

MoMA's «Meet Me» program allows Alzheimer's and dementia patients to view exhibitions off hours on guided tours, with the hope of encouraging engagement and discussion about the artwork.

Pain management in patients with dementia — click on article to read entire text or google «Pain managment in patients with dementia»

In the paper mentioned above by Gackowski et al (2) this is exactly what was reported based on research with 18 patients with mixed Alzheimer's disease / vascular dementia compared to controls.

Knowledgeable doctors will encourage their patients to stay on bioidentical hormones due to many long term benefits such as maintaining bone density, reduce incidence of breast and uterine cancers and lower the risk of heart disease, strokes and dementia.

In one large study published in 1996, German researchers tested Ginkgo extract on a group of 222 patients, aged fifty - five or older, who were diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia caused by either Alzheimer's disease or multi-infarct dementia.

Although federal law prohibits «chemical restraint» — using medications to strongly sedate patients with mental disorders or dementia who may engage in disruptive behaviors — recent reports show that several skilled nursing facilities in the United States overuse dangerous antipsychotic medications on their elderly residents, which is a form of nursing home abuse.

The biggest thing is making sure you can qualify for life insurance with SBLI, so lets cover (in general) what SBLI will and won't insure: SBLI Underwriting Uninsurable medical scenarios with SBLI: • Aids / HIV + status • ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) • Alzheimer's disease or dementia or significant cognitive impairments related to functionality • Cancer diagnosis within last 2 years • Chronic pain treatment, severe, receiving disability, narcotic use • Cirrhosis of the Liver • Congestive heart Failure • COPD / Emphysema or chronic bronchitis - Severe or with current nicotine use • Cystic Fibrosis • Defibrillator use • Depression, severe, recurrent or with multiple in - patient hospitalization history • Diabetes with co-morbidities that include significant cardiac disease, or impairment of renal function or mobility • Heart / Cardiac Disease - multiple vessels diagnosed within 2 years or any past history with current nicotine use • Muscular Dystrophy • Multiple Sclerosis, if symptoms progressing • Organ Transplants, in most scenarios • Quadriplegia • Pulmonary hypertension • Renal failure, Renal insufficiency - severe • Stroke within 1 year • Suicide attempt within 5 years • Surgical repair of heart valves, aneurysms, intracranial tumors, major organs within six months, including gastric bypass Uninsurable non-medical scenarios: • Marijuana use, 4 or more times weekly • Substance abuse / misuse within last 5 years • Criminal activity - any history within the last 10 years • DUI, more than 2 or under age 25 if within 1 year • Unemployed (other than homemakers or retired) with minimal household income or dependent on SSI / disability benefits • Bankruptcy filing within 2 years • Liens / Judgements - outstanding activity that exceeds $ 50K

Successfully implemented a new program focusing specifically on Care and Safety for patients with advanced Alzheimer's / Dementia.

Key Achievements • Rehabilitated 12 patients suffering from crippling dementia by implementing holistic care methods to deter advancement of the disease • Held 10 seminars on appropriate health promotion and maintenance within a home environment • Created and implemented a standard menu for patients with advanced diabetes and hypertension, that was used as a basis for creating patient - suitable ones • Wrote a handbook pertaining to patient care at the facility, procedures and expectations, to assist families in understanding its mission and vision

• Reversed a dementia patient's (7 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the high end) memory loss by engaging her in mental exercises, through visual aids.

Charge Nurse — Duties & Responsibilities Provide exceptional patient care and medical team support across a variety of medical disciplines Responsible for 30 residents with broad medical needs and diseases including dementia, Parkinson's, congestive heart failure, COPD, acute renal failure, MRSA, and stroke Implement physician directed treatment plans alerting medical team of patient status changes as appropriate Maintain patient charts and confidential information in a secure and organized manner Supervise and educate CNA on infection control and patient care best practices Advocate for patient rights striving to understand patient needs and concerns Administer medications via peripheral line assessing IV site and flow rate Monitor urinary elimination including consistency, odor, volume, and color indwelling catheter patients Inspect wounds for type, drainage, odor, presence of undermining and / or tunneling, and pain Collect specimens from patients for a variety of laboratory tests Assess patients receiving oxygenation therapy for symptoms of impaired gas exchange Maintain alignment of the affected joints post total hip / knee replacement Encourages deep breathing and coughing exercises Assesses pain control and evaluates response to pain management Perform all duties with positivity, professionalism, and integrity

Social Worker — Duties & Responsibilities Successfully serve as a psychiatric social worker and practice manager for multiple institutions Perform crisis intervention, adult, geriatric, child, and adolescent case management and therapy Counsel patients facing depression, substance abuse, bipolar disorder, dementia, and schizophrenia Serve survivors of domestic violence, rape, robbery, child abuse, suicide, and other traumatic events Responsible for 24 hour on call crisis intervention for multiple hospital emergency rooms Complete psychosocial assessments to ensure appropriate patient diagnosis and care Design and implement treatment plans including medication and individual / group / family therapy sessions Attend weekly team meetings to assess patient progress and document in the DAP system Review psychometric and psychological reports and provide feedback to patients and families Provide clients and family members with guidance and referrals to community resources Maintain contact with family members and encouraged their involvement in patient treatment Performed discharge planning including nursing home placement, home health, medication needs, transportation and Passport screening, extended in - patient and out - patient mental health services Serve as public speaker, referral development committee member, and marketing / financial advisor

The new generation of pharmacological treatment approaches to dementia attract most attention, but this study is a timely reminder that simple, early, psychosocial interventions with caregivers can be cost effective in maintaining patients at home, while not increasing strain on relatives.

Patients in the family intervention group had better functioning on activities of daily living than patients in the 2 control groups, but did not differ for cognitive function, depression, psychotic symptoms, behavioural disturbances, or overall severity of dPatients in the family intervention group had better functioning on activities of daily living than patients in the 2 control groups, but did not differ for cognitive function, depression, psychotic symptoms, behavioural disturbances, or overall severity of dpatients in the 2 control groups, but did not differ for cognitive function, depression, psychotic symptoms, behavioural disturbances, or overall severity of dementia.