Category Archives: Alzheimer’s/Dementia/Memory Care

Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer’s: Drugged to Death?

Drug Use in Nursing Homes

Updated January 2026 Despite strict government warnings and national initiatives cracking down on administering antipsychotic drugs to older people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia, dangerous abuses persist. The practice is particularly pernicious when it occurs in nursing homes, behind closed doors, where the most vulnerable residents are rarely informed or allowed to give meaningful […]

The Cost of Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Memory Care

Seniors who suffer from Alzheimer’s and other medical conditions that attack the brain are a constant source of worry for their children and other concerned relatives. Dementia — the erosion of memory and of the ability to think and reason — compounds the difficulty associated with caring for an aging parent. Struggles to provide the […]