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2. Assisted feeding - Wikipedia

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   Assisted feeding, also called hand feeding or oral feeding, is the action of a person feeding another person who cannot otherwise feed themselves. The term is used in the context of some medical issue or in response to a disability, such as when a person living with dementia is no longer able to manage eating alone. The person being fed must be ...

3. Can antibiotics, vaccines, and antivirals help lower dementia ...

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   Anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, along with antibiotics, antiviral medications, and vaccines, were associated with a reduced risk of dementia, according to a new systematic review. Dementia ...

4. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy - Wikipedia

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   In advanced dementia, studies show that PEG placement does not in fact prolong life. [3] Instead, oral assisted feeding is preferable. [4] Quality improvement protocols have been developed with the aim of reducing the number of non-beneficial gastrostomies in patients with dementia. [5]

5. Geriatric care management - Wikipedia

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   Geriatric care management integrates health care and psychological care with other needed services such as: housing, home care services, nutritional services, assistance with activities of daily living, socialization programs, as well as financial and legal planning (e.g. banking, trusts).

6. Medication Appropriateness Tool for Comorbid Health ...

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   The Medication Appropriateness Tool for Comorbid Health conditions during Dementia (MATCH-D) criteria supports clinicians to manage medication use specifically for people with dementia without focusing only on the management of the dementia itself.

7. What’s the Deal with Acid Reflux Medications and Dementia?

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   A new study found a link between certain types of acid reflux medications and dementia. The study analyzed data from more than 5,000 people.