Holiday Gatherings Guide: 7 Dementia-Friendly Activities
The holidays are a time for gathering with loved ones, sharing gratitude, and, of course, gathering around the table for a delicious meal together….
The holidays are a time for gathering with loved ones, sharing gratitude, and, of course, gathering around the table for a delicious meal together….
Lewy body dementia is one of the most common forms of dementia. Estimated to make up almost 20 percent of dementia cases worldwide, the…
At age 71, my mother was living in stage 7f of early-onset dementia not-otherwise-specified for a year. Shortly before she died on August 23,…
It’s not a coincidence that a person’s mood may drop along with the temperature in winter and early spring. The days are shorter and the…
Dr. Leon Landers, who studies the relationship between poor or disrupted sleep and cognitive function at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, discusses…
I spent some time recently with a friend of mine whose mom is in an earlier stage of Alzheimer’s than my mom. My friend…
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I’ve always been a bit of a technology geek. I still have a few memories of sitting at my desk at the ACLU’s Washington…
In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Harrison Ford’s character, Han Solo, is captured by enemies and immobilized inside a fictional metal alloy called…
Dementia is most widely associated with its cognitive symptoms, like memory loss. But it often brings a host of behavioral symptoms, too, like agitation…
There are plenty of gifts designed specifically for people living with dementia that can be helpful, calming or stress-relieving, whether they’re intended to spur…
In a typical year, the holidays are a time where families come together to celebrate the season. As we know, 2020 was anything but…
Often, people living with dementia will develop behavioral symptoms. To treat symptoms like agitation and insomnia, doctors sometimes prescribe benzodiazepines (“benzos”) like Xanax, Valium…
The holidays aren’t a happy time for everyone. They can be a challenging reminder of our medical, financial or family problems. For families navigating…
Few people had probably heard of frontotemporal dementia until earlier this year, when the family of actor Bruce Willis announced the 68-year-old had been…