Getting injured after a fall may be an early warning sign of dementia in older ... It is not routine practice to perform cognitive screening for older adults who experience a fall, according ...

People with dementia have trouble with routine brain functions like making new memories, solving problems and completing normal tasks. About 6.2 million people 65 and older have Alzheimer’s ...

For older adults, especially those with dementia, some transitions may be unavoidable and necessary. However, unnecessary transitions are linked to problems such as medication errors, hospital ...

If you’re an older adult looking to get into exercise (or update your existing routine), check out our plan and example exercises below. Adults — including older adults — should aim for 150 ...

During follow-up within 90 days for the impaired group, 2.1% received a new Alzheimer or related-dementia diagnosis ... a feasible way to screen older adults during routine visits, helping ...