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If approved by the CSU Board of Trustees, the project would include 224 independent and assisted living residences, 26 memory care residences and several amenities. -
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities can be fertile ground for violence between residents with dementia, including fatal assaults. Court records and inspecitions how safeguards fall short. -
A proposed Medicare rule would require hospitals to report whether patients’ end-of-life care preferences are documented, a change doctors say could encourage earlier conversations. -
A new study of people 80 and older with exceptional gaits finds fast walkers have about a 50% lower risk of cognitive decline, showing the connection between physical health and brain health. -
The governor’s budget proposed changes to health care coverage, including excluding undocumented immigrants from most health care services. -
The Allen Institute in Seattle says scientists have now learned enough about how the brain works to start fixing it when it breaks. -
A hearing system that monitors brain waves could help people with hearing loss communicate in noisy environments. -
Families with rare gene mutations that cause Alzheimer's in middle age are giving scientists a unique window on the disease, and a quick way to test potential treatments. -
This year's winner in NPR's College Podcast Challenge is a letter to a grandparent that grapples with health issues including dementia. It's the story of a family learning to talk about hard things. -
More homeless San Diegans are accessing shelter services, according to the latest one-night census.
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