WASHINGTON, D.C.: A Hull based care group has announced investment into an innovative new approach to dementia care.

The Hica Group, which runs 20 skilled nursing homes and two retirement communities, has purchased two pop up reminiscence ‘pods’ including a 1950s kitchen and a classic pub to Read More »

NEW YORK: Disrupting brain activity in sleeping mice, specifically during the rapid eye movement (REM) phase, can stop the animals remembering things they learned that day, a study suggests.

It is the clearest evidence to date that REM sleep is critical for memory.

By switching off Read More »

MIAMI: The healing power of music has helped bring peace to those with dementia at a Worcester skilled nursing home according to a study.

Stanfield Nursing Home director, Richard White, shared the results of the study, conducted at his Worcester-based skilled nursing home, in collaboration with the Read More »

NEW YORK: A team of researchers has teamed up with BrainBaseline, which helps companies develop and run custom cognitive studies, to launch a study, called Mind Share, using Apple’s ResearchKit framework.

Mind Share aims to assess how certain factors, like lifestyle, medical history, and behavior affect Read More »