Patient Care
Hospice’s Bad Reputation Amid Fraud Crisis Will Hurt Patients, Industry Experts Warn
Overly punitive regulations could put California patients and taxpayers on the losing end.
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Research
Alzheimer’s proteins in blood linked to midlife cognition
A discovery that could lead to a blood test for Alzheimer's.
Patient Care
Violence Repeatedly Erupts at Dementia Care Facilities Despite Warnings, Inspections Show
By Jordan Rau Sam Ato Timaloa, a paroled sex offender who also served time for attempted murder, had dementia and an acute intolerance of noise — especially from roommates at Sunrise Post Acute, a nursing home in Banning, California. Over four months in 2025, a state investigative report found, Sunrise switched
Patient Care
A New Option for Long-Term Care Costs
By Paula Span Kelly Haggett figures that a mandatory surcharge added to Washington state’s payroll tax cost her about $500 last year. But she doesn’t really mind. “On a scale of 1 to 10 of my annoyance with taxes in general, this one is about a 2,” she
Causes
Chronic Pain Accelerates Dementia
By Dr. Lynn Webster, PNN Columnist In 2017, JAMA Internal Medicine published a study that found older people with chronic pain experience faster declines in memory and are more likely to develop dementia. While prior research had shown a link between chronic pain and brain damage, this was one of