Medication can’t always solve difficult dementia behaviors When someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia has challenging behaviors like...

Do people with Alzheimer’s know they have it? Many family caregivers want to know, “do people with Alzheimer’s know they have it?” You...

Does someone with dementia know they have it? Families often ask “are dementia patients aware of their condition?” In some cases, the...

Note: This article hasn’t yet been updated to include the recently FDA-approved medications Aduhelm (aducanumab) and Leqembi...

Comfort someone with dementia when visits aren’t allowed To slow the spread of Covid-19 among seniors, many nursing homes and assisted...

See the humor in silly situations Taking care of someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia means that you see and hear a lot of crazy things....

Use special techniques to calm difficult situations When someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia is distressed or upset, the first thing to...

Social media gives people more opportunities to connect and socialize, something that’s especially important for preventing senior...

When seniors with dementia won’t eat What can you do when your older adult loses interest in eating? For seniors with Alzheimer’s or...

Hospitals can bring out challenging dementia behavior Dementia and hospital stays are not a good combination. Hospitals are noisy,...

Many people with Alzheimer’s or dementia have incontinence. And that can make day-to-day life extra tricky. To make life easier for you...

Seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia often enjoy and benefit from creative activities like art that give the opportunity for non-verbal...

When someone with dementia lives in a care community and gets injured, you don’t know if abuse or neglect was involved or if it truly was...

What is Alive Inside about? Alive Inside is a documentary that follows Dan Cohen, a social worker and founder of the non-profit...

The number of Americans with different forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, continues to grow at an alarming rate, according...

Understanding what’s causing troubling behaviors reduces conflict Alzheimer’s and dementia are complex brain diseases that change a...

Creative storytelling helps you connect with seniors with dementia Finding different ways to connect with seniors with Alzheimer’s or...

Alzheimer’s and dementia can cause aggressive or combative behavior. Your older adult isn’t doing this on purpose, but you still need to...

Someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia can’t carry on a conversation the same way they used to because of the changes in their brain....

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