Background: It is challenging for care teams to learn about hospitalized older adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and other related dementias (ADRD). Life stories – interventions that collect patient’s personal narratives, histories, likes and dislikes and share them with care teams – are one innovation developed to enhance person-centered care. Few studies have explored the implementation [...]

Background: Hospital admissions among nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD) are burdensome, expensive, and provide limited clinical benefits. Compared to other patients, those with ADRD are more likely to experience adverse events, such as delirium, urinary infections, pneumonia, and functional decline. Research on nursing home residents has focused on the consequences [...]

Background: Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a common syndrome in hospitalized patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Although modified barium swallow study (MBSS) is considered the reference standard test for OD diagnosis and classifying OD severity, it is not routinely used in clinical practice. The objective of our study was to determine whether the [...]

Case Presentation: A 61-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis was hospitalized for expedited workup of memory loss and gait imbalance. Family reported a progressive memory loss over one year with a more acute decline in the past two months. Her symptoms included forgetting conversations and searching for her mother who passed away. Neurologic exam was notable [...]