As previously discussed, the acute care environment, with its multiple and competing stimuli, can be very stressful for patients with dementia. These patients have limited ability to process and ...

Discover effective strategies for helping seniors with dementia maintain self-care routines and dignity, including tips on ...

The five-year journey Ed Mezzanotte and his wife, Lorraine, traveled before she died from Alzheimer’s was marked by heartache ...

Dr. Macie P. Smith's newly-released book, A Dementia Caregiver Called to Action: The Journey examines the challenges a ...

Dementia is often immediately associated with memory loss, but the condition encompasses so much more than just an impaired ...

Federal initiative provides a break for families caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's or dementia, with Medicare covering ...

“Dementia and dementia care has to be a priority ... “And as a middle-aged person I’m looking down this narrow lens and thinking, ‘Is this where we’re going to end up?’ ...

Anxiety and depression are significant risk factors for AD, and conversely, AD increases the likelihood of developing these psychiatric conditions. A systematic review of 14,760 studies showed ...

The rate of antipsychotic drug use in nursing homes has remained stubbornly high. Experts are concerned about misuse.

Memory Shots’ allows people with dementia and their caregivers to place prompts into an AI, which generates images of old ...

The School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) earned a national Maude's Award for its Caring for the Caregiver Program for families ...

“We will build a health system where every person facing a dementia diagnosis receives the care they need.” An NHS spokesperson said: “We know that providing patients and carers with support ...