Dementia progresses in stages. Alzheimer’s disease, for example, is considered to have seven distinct stages, delineated by the areas of the brain the disease…
As Julie Fleming’s father slipped into the later stages of Alzheimer’s dementia, she could only watch as his computer skills and interests faded. “The…
For caregivers, watching a loved one struggle with memory loss can be devastating. The aggression that sometimes accompanies memory loss can be even harder…
Lapses in memory are a fairly normal part of healthy aging. But in the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s dementia, cognitive changes…
Maggie Ellis, a senior lecturer at St. Andrews University, is currently studying a method of communication used with nonverbal individuals for its applications in…
Alzheimer’s is one of the most common causes of death. What can caregivers do to make the last days for someone with late-stage Alzheimer’s…
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on all of us, but for people living with dementia and their families, the public health crisis…
Misplacing your car keys, calling your neighbor by the wrong name or forgetting to buy bread at the grocery store are common memory lapses….
When we swallow, we use muscles to move food and liquid from our mouth all the way down to our stomach, and that requires…
The progression of dementia is often unpredictable as people’s symptoms can ebb and flow. But, clinicians can distinguish the different stages of dementia, identifying…
Most people in the late stages of dementia eventually lose the ability to feed themselves. Tube feeding — a tube inserted into the stomach…
When both of my parents entered medical crisis in a short span of time around age 90, I realized that the end of their…
Alzheimer’s disease can be a long haul, with some symptoms taking years and even decades to progress. By the time a patient is in…
Leading caregiving expert Teepa Snow has studied how brain function changes after a dementia diagnosis and how understanding these changes can improve the ways…
Receiving an Alzheimer’s diagnosis often leaves caregivers and patients feeling confused. While the rate at which Alzheimer’s disease progresses varies, it typically moves slowly…