How to Plan a Dementia-Inclusive 4th of July
By
Lauren Fetten
| June 24th, 2025
Fireworks, large family gatherings, parades mark a special holiday in the U.S. — Independence Day or July 4th. But if you are caring for…
Here’s How People With Dementia Can Stay In the Workplace Longer
By
James Fletcher and Olivia Brown
| June 13th, 2025
For Paul, a finance administrator, things came to a head when his report mistakenly included £7,000,000 of costs rather than £700,000. Fearing accusations of…
Navigating Medicaid for Dementia Care: What Families Need to Know
By
Antonia Gallagher
| June 5th, 2025
Navigating the U.S.’s federal and state health insurance program, Medicaid, to cover dementia-related long-term care can feel overwhelming, especially as the program differs widely…
OP-ED: How Hospice Care Falls Short for People Living With Dementia
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Maria J Silveira
| May 30th, 2025
Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care for complications of cancer and frailty in February 2023, recently reached his one-year anniversary since…
They Said He Had ‘4 Years Left:’ A Decade Later, Wally Cox on Thriving Despite Dementia
By
Antonia Gallagher
| May 23rd, 2025
Dementia ran in Wally Cox’s family, and when he was in his early 60s, he noticed subtle lapses in memory that were getting in…
Dementia Is an ‘Epidemic’—But Are Worldwide Rates Actually Declining?
By
Andrew Saintsing
| May 13th, 2025
Many indicators suggest that dementia has become a full-blown public health crisis. Looking at just the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Facts and Figures report, for…
People With Dementia Aren’t Currently Eligible for Voluntary Assisted Dying. Should They Be?
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Ben White, Casey Haining, Lindy Willmott, Rachel Feeney
| April 25th, 2025
Global context for this story: In a couple countries around the world so far, the conversation is beginning to shift as to whether people…
Ask Teepa Anything: Capgras, Hypersensitivity, Hallucinations, and Other Dementia Care Questions
By
Katy Koop
| April 21st, 2025
Dementia care expert Teepa Snow is a certified occupational therapist with more than 40 years of clinical and academic experience. She regularly provides online…
How to Respond to People With Dementia Who Think They’re in a Different Time or Place
By
Alison Pilnick
| April 9th, 2025
Approximately one quarter of hospital beds in acute wards – wards for patients who need close care for a sudden or severe medical conditions…
Meals and Memory: How to Use Food to Support People Living With Dementia
By
Navjot Gill-Chawla
| February 28th, 2025
As dementia rates rise globally, families and care partners are seeking ways to maintain meaningful connections with loved ones experiencing memory loss. In many…
A Lawyer’s Genetic Test Foretold Prion Disease. She Switched Careers and Opened a Lab at MIT
By
Alexandra Marvar
| February 24th, 2025
Fourteen years ago, lawyer Sonia Vallabh took a genetic test that showed she would one day contract a fatal disease that ends in a…
Scientists Explain: Delirium Looks Like Dementia, But Comes on Faster
By
Laura Zaurín Paniagua
| February 7th, 2025
“During the day he’s completely calm, but at night he gets very agitated.” “Tonight she hasn’t stopped calling out for her mother, who passed…
VOICES: Preserving the Independence of Someone Living With Dementia
By
Lauren Fetten
| January 21st, 2025
Many caregivers struggle with feeling like they need to offer support to their loved one at all times — and still do seemingly the opposite:…
Quebec Allows People to Break Federal Laws Around Dementia and Medical Euthanasia
By
Simon Spichak
| January 14th, 2025
In 2022, more Canadians died by medical euthanasia than from pneumonia, Alzheimer’s, or liver disease. The Quebec government announced in October that people with…
STUDY: Wildfire Smoke Exposure Ups Dementia Risk
By
Simon Spichak, MSc
| January 9th, 2025
In addition to warmer, drier, more extreme weather, climate change is also causing more active wildfire seasons, and that means more exposure to wildfire…