5 ways to make a home more “dementia-friendly” (Repainting the walls may be one of them)
Virtually every aspect of a home can affect [a person with dementia’s] quality of life,” says Charles Fuschillo Jr., president and CEO of...
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Mild cognitive impairment needn’t be a one-way street to dementia
Last month, I wrote that “Many symptoms of dementia can look like the results of natural aging.” A newly released study shows that some...
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Dementia isn’t a singular noun. Part 3: Stages of dementia
Of the nine forms of dementia I described in the previous post, at least eight are irreversible. (The one, partial, exception is Normal...
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Dementia isn’t a singular noun. Part 2: Types of dementia
In the previous post , I wrote about what dementia isn’t, and how dementia differs from natural aging. Now let’s talk about what dementia...
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Caregivers for elders with dementia now face more challenges than ever.
More than 16 million Americans provided unpaid care worth almost $244 billion last year to family members and friends with Alzheimer’s...
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Dementia isn’t a singular noun. Part 1: What dementia is not
As of 2019, an estimated 57.4 million people worldwide were living with dementia. With population growth and aging, that figure is...
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Who’d have thought this could be a way to stave off dementia?
The Lancet Commission report on dementia named factors that could prevent the onset of dementia or delay its progression. One of those –...
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9 smart ways to reduce sundowning
People with mid-stage and advanced dementia often follow a pattern: As the day goes on, they get more and more confused and agitated....
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Some commonly used meds could speed mental decline
A widely used group of prescription and over-the-counter medications could speed up older adults’ mental decline, a series of studies in...
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