Patients with dementia require assistance with many essential activities of daily living.  From assistance getting dressed, eating, bathing and even transportation assistance, often, those with dementia, find there is no other choice but to move into an assisted living facility soon after diagnosis is made. Beyond Alzheimer’s, patients who suffer from dementia experience a progressive [...]

Wandering long-term care residents pose a danger risk to themselves through falls or other injury.  There are multiple ways to ensure or enhance safety for wandering residents and prevent self-injury.  First, the long-term care facility can ensure that there is enough staff on duty to supervise residents prone to wandering.  Long-term care facilities should have [...]