Technology as a Safety Intervention Wandering and elopements are dangerous for residents with dementia. Fox8 reported on new technology to help protect residents with dementia who wander. Supervision and safe staffing are the best safety interventions but technology can help save lives. For example, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office uses technology to find missing people.
A new study found early signs of dementia up to nine years before formal diagnosis. The findings published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association could identify at risk people. Hopefully, they can benefit from early interventions to reduce their risk of developing dementia-related diseases. David Thomas, head of policy at Alzheimer’s Research
NJ.com reported on another fatal resident to resident altercation. Aggression is well known symptom of mid-to-late-stage dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The lack of staffing causes unsafe environments with insufficient supervision leading to predictable fights. A 2019 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that abuse citations at nursing homes doubled from 2013-2017. The majority involve physical
CBS News reported another reckless and fatal poisoning at a nursing home. An Atria nursing home in Walnut Creek failed to keep residents’ safe. The facility rushed Albert Canoun to the emergency room after allowing him to ingest a cleaning solution. Employees at first blamed his change of condition and negative reaction to eating “spicy
Leqembi Leqembi is a monoclonal antibody that targets the brain’s amyloid plaques. These plaques contribute to the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The Food and Drug Administration approved the experimental Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb) for clinical use in patients with early disease. It is recommended for patients in the early stages of dementia and is delivered
“Overall use of psychotropic drugs did not decrease but rather the use of psychotropic drugs shifted toward a different category.” –OIG Report. The Washington Post reported on a scary trend in nursing homes. Patients are often drugged as a matter of convenience for the nursing home staff or to reduce annoying behavior, not for safety
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