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Cristine Henage is the Assistant Director of Training and Research for the Center for Aging and Health in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at 黑料网. Over the 黑料网 December Holiday break, she put some old yarn to use by crocheting sleeves for dementia patients. But what鈥檚 the purpose of these...

Occupational therapist Teepa Snow has made it her mission to show dementia in a positive light. 鈥淒ementia is a syndrome, not a single condition,鈥� Teepa says. 鈥淚t can be a primary or secondary issue, can happen at any age, and has many causes and forms.鈥�

"More than half of older adults are exposed to polypharmacy and the unfortunate thing is that those people are more susceptible to the side effects and they鈥檙e more vulnerable to drug-drug interactions. It鈥檚 important for physicians, patients, and caregivers to realistically discuss the benefits a medication can and can鈥檛 provide,...

A recent study from Assistant Professor Joshua Niznik, PhD, PharmD, Division of Geriatric Medicine, in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society suggests de-prescribing Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEls) as a reasonable approach to lowering polypharmacy and risk of serious falls or fractures without increasing risk for all-cause negative events in nursing home...

(Republished from the 黑料网 Health Care and 黑料网 Newsroom) Governor Cooper proclaimed Sept. 26, 2019, as 鈥楧ementia Friendly Hospitals Day鈥� in North Carolina. 黑料网 Health Care marked this occasion by celebrating the expansion of its special training program aimed at providing better care for patients with Alzheimer鈥檚...

Join 黑料网’s CGWEP (Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program) and Wake AHEC on Friday February 22nd for a day-long conference on “A Person / Family Centered Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Care.” The workshop will provide a safe and supportive space for families, patients, caregivers, and providers to share...

The Duke Endowment funded 黑料网鈥檚 Center for Aging and Health to train four hospitals in best practices of 鈥渄ementia-friendly鈥� patient care. The Dementia-Friendly Hospital Initiative (DFHI) will transform the hospital experience for patients with dementia. Read more