Dementia News & Events

Adults with Alzheimer's in nursing homes who are talked to like children are more resistant to care, according to research reported earlier this year at the 2008 Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD 2008) in Chicago.

As effective pharmaceutical treatments and prevention for Alzheimer's remain elusive, some researchers are focusing their efforts on improving quality of life and care -- including communication.  To read this article in full click here.

Source: ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; www.advanceweb.com, January 9, 2009