As the prevalence of Alzheimer’s grows, so does its impact on younger people. Raising awareness has proven difficult, but Hollywood award-winning movies have taken…
When Kathy Kenyon’s parents — both with early-stage dementia — moved to the Washington, D.C. area, it took months for medical records to be…
As part of our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with Dawn Kirby and Dr. Brad Dickerson about caring for a loved one with frontotemporal…
Talk show host Leeza Gibbons (Entertainment Tonight) reflects on her family’s journey with Alzheimer’s, and her mission to support caregivers through Leeza’s Care Connection….
This rural Kansas memory care facility takes an experimental approach, offering an immersive experience for retired farmers and ranchers. The result? Happy animals, happy…
Lena Chow Kuhar tells the story of her late husband Bob’s Alzheimer’s journey — and how it led to her new project, Bob’s Last…
Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth, two Hollywood greats, play a couple grappling with a dementia diagnosis in new romantic drama Supernova. Caring for someone…
As part of our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with designer Grant Warner about how caregivers and families can create a safe living space…
As part of our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with speech-language pathologist Nicole Rogus-Pulia about how dementia caregivers can better manage dysphagia and other…
Essential Caregiver Programs have allowed some people to reunite with loved ones in American long-term care facilities after months of pandemic isolation, but for…
As part of our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen about their mission to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s…
Dementia care consultant Christy Turner offers guidance on how to deal with sundowning. A better tomorrow starts with a good night’s sleep. This is…
As part of our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with dementia care expert Teepa Snow about strategies for caregivers to manage the symptoms of…
In advanced stages of dementia, a person’s ability to eat and drink often fades. When it comes to the best course of care, clinicians…
Image: Robert Ferrier films Jeff Borghoff in a clinical trial of the Alzheimer’s investigational therapy aducanumab. Image courtesy of Backfin Media. SPENT, a short…