Building empathy among caregivers and healthcare providers is an important aspect of treating dementia, and virtual reality (VR) offers a way for people to…
With an aging population and more people preferring to remain in their homes for as long as possible, the idea of aging in place…
If you are like me, one of the thousands of individuals caring for a loved one, then you know how draining and difficult the…
An expert shares six strategies to help caregivers prevent wandering in dementia during the cold, dark winter season. While wandering in dementia can happen…
People tend to look at Alzheimer’s disease progression in a framework of seven stages. In the final stage, people with the disease often lose…
A dementia diagnosis can change everyday life significantly for the person diagnosed and their caregivers. For people living with dementia, tasks that once felt…
This article is part of the Diversity & Dementia series, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Black Americans have nearly double…
Bob Toia, 77, had a career in drug research, developing clinical trials for new drug entities at Proctor and Gamble. During those years, he…
When a family member is diagnosed with dementia, the people that step into the caregiving role are often those closest to them. Caregivers must…
Being a caregiver to someone living with dementia is a role that many people take on with little or no prior experience with the…
The floor nurse had just told me that my new patient – let’s call her Marie – would not stop screaming. Marie landed in…
Having a support system is necessary for caregiving, for help when it’s needed, for moral support, for exchanging knowledge, and more. Yet many people…
Without good sleep, getting through the day is a challenge — especially in stressful times. Beyond the day-to-day, unrestful sleep is linked to hypertension,…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Like most dementia caregivers, Ty…
It is the year 2022, and a robot from the not-so-distant future has traveled back in time. Unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator, the robot does…