As the world’s population is aging, the number of residents living with dementia who require long-term care is expected to rise. A new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo demonstrates ...

—Managing agitation in nursing home patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias could be improved by augmenting Minimum Data Set data with information from electronic medical records.

When nursing homes, designed to care for older adults, begin housing aggressive patients with severe behavioral and psychiatric issues, the risks multiply. Dr. Asif Merchant is a physician and medical ...

Anger, aggression, and violence are terms that are often used interchangeably; however, they are different. Anger is an emotion that motivates or mobilises people to act: it might help a person to ...