Melissa Batchelor

The idea of going back to the sex that was assigned at birth is just so unthinkable for many trans people that some plan to die by suicide before dementia sets in or before they go into a long-term care setting. - Ames Simmons, Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University While information on Alzheimer's disease, [...]

Those who experienced music in choral programs had less doctor visits and less falls, less prescriptions; were more connected socially and had a greater cognitive functioning. - Joshua Vickery, CEO, Encore Creativity for Older Adults Evidence shows that music can be a powerful tool for increasing older adults' quality of life and health.  By providing [...]

Everyone's going to be working with older adults because there's just no way around it. - Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FGSA, FAAN According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of nurse practitioners is projected to grow 52% from 2019 to 2029. This growth is attributed to the increasing demand for healthcare services, [...]

AGACNPs care for the sickest of the sick, the physiologically unstable, technologically dependent and highly vulnerable patients. - Linda Briggs D.N.P., ACNP-BC, FAANP Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) provide care for the sickest of the sick in a variety of clinical care settings.  And in a world where the baby-boom generation is living longer [...]

Half of the American women do not get enough choline in their diet. It's an essential component of cell membranes throughout your body and especially abundant in the brain. - Mary T. Newport, MD Taking control of your lifestyle can profoundly affect your brain health. From diet to exercise and stress management - every choice [...]

Experts on Alzheimer's Disease who speak who speak at the Alzheimer's Association conferences, said that lifestyle risk factors account for 30-40% of cases of Alzheimer's and Dementia. - Mary T. Newport, MD Taking proactive steps towards leading this kind of life could help reduce one’s risk for developing dementia in their later years. Join us [...]

The idea with using MCT oil is that it increases ketones and it can provide energy to the Alzheimer brain. - Mary T. Newport, MD Ketones are naturally produced in the body and play an important role in brain health. When the body doesn’t have enough carbohydrates to use for energy, it begins to break [...]

The economic contributions, both direct and indirect, of people over the age of 50 around the world was $45 trillion. By 2025 it will be over $118 trillion in economic activity. - Jean Accius, PhD People over the age of 50 are not just taking care of themselves. They're taking care of their families. They're [...]