Nursing home placement accelerates Alzheimer’s

According to a new study by the Chicago-based Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, people with Alzheimer’s who are moved from their own homes and placed into formal nursing homes tend to experience an acceleration in the rate of their cognitive decline. In a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, the…

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