When Aging Parents Become Rude:Is It Dementia or Alzheimers?

Q: My loving, Jewish mother is 92 and has turned into a rude, abusive foul-mouthed woman who I no longer ...
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Meta-Analysis Suggests a Declining Trend in Dementia Incidence

Researchers here conduct a meta-analysis of systemic reviews of dementia incidence over time. The results indicate that the risk ...
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How to Manage Sleep Problems in Alzheimer’s & Dementia

Sleep problems are common in Alzheimer’s and other dementias. They also commonly drive family caregivers crazy, because when your spouse ...
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How Alzheimer’s Medications Work & FAQs on Dementia Drugs

If someone in your family has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, chances are that they’ve been prescribed one ...
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Does Personality Predict Dementia?

  Personality may influence whether someone developes dementia. Dementia is a broad category of conditions that result in cognitive decline ...
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Reflections on My Stay in a Dementia Unit

by, Jim Vanden Bosch, Guest Blogger Prologue In order for me to gain some firsthand experience of what it is ...
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Making a Joyful Noise: Stories from a Chorus for People Living with Dementia

by, Susan McFadden, Guest Blogger In 2014, I recruited a remarkable group of people to form a chorus that practiced ...
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AgingExpert: Confronting Dementia

  Is it possible to prevent dementia? Maybe. In June, I attended a professional online seminar with Dr. Matthew Pase, ...
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Daily journals while living in a locked dementia unit: Days 1 and 2

by, Jim Vanden Bosch, Guest Blogger Prologue Recently, I arranged with the administration of a local nursing home for me ...
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AgingExpert: Digital Dementia

  Hi Readers, I recently attended a professional seminar and learned about digital dementia. While conducting research on this topic, ...
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