“Men are moving into memory care communities at a much quicker pace than women, as their move-ins increase 14% faster than their female counterparts, according to A Place for Mom (APFM) data.

“The senior living referral service surveyed its data on men seeking senior care from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2014, and found that male move-ins to memory care communities are gradually catching up to women.

“‘While women continue to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease at a higher rate, we are seeing a significant increase in men seeking memory care with the number of our male residents doubling in the past 18 months,’ said Megan Carnarius, registered nurse and executive director of Balfour Cherrywood Village, an Alzheimer’s and memory care community in Louisville, Colo.”

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NOTE: While most people use the word dementia to describe “group of symptoms affecting thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning,” it’s been observed that the word dementia is being supplanted by the phrase “related disorders.”

The Alzheimer’s Association says “Dementia is not a specific disease. It’s an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases.”

Pennslyvania’s State plan for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders states, “The committee discussed the terms dementia and ADRD. In recognition of the evolution in diagnostic terminology used by clinicians and other care providers, the term ADRD encompasses the wide range of disorders associated with cognitive and functional impairment, and was thought by many members of the committee to be more respectful and less stigmatizing than the word dementia. At the same time, the committee recognized that limited use of the word dementia is appropriate in some cases and that raising awareness and understanding of these disorders is the only way to truly combat stigma.”