After an initial pilot program, Medicare has introduced a new model for treating patients with dementia this year. The Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience Model, called GUIDE, is a voluntary ...

Increased assisted living capacity was associated with a decrease in the percentage of nursing home patients in whom dementia was diagnosed, according to a January study published in the Journal of ...

Caregivers of people with dementia often reach their breaking point when their loved one wanders off alone. How "elopement" can lead to institutional care.

If assisted living beds are available, some people living with dementia may delay moving to a nursing home or will not move to a nursing home at all, suggest the findings of a new study.

The new service, covered up to 70 hours in some cases, aims to improve the lives of caregivers and patients. Erika Kengni is a former Times intern. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but ...