New Study Finds That Almost Half of Older Adults Die With a Dementia Diagnosis - Everyday Health

Experts attribute the rise to changes in billing rules, medical records and increased public awareness of the disease.

Nearly 1 in 2 older adults now die with a diagnosis of dementia listed on their medical record, a 36 percent rise from two decades ago. The research, published April 1 in JAMA Health Forum, found the… [+4825 chars]

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